515  
CDUS44 KLCH 192220  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
520 PM CDT FRI JUL 19 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 90 3:32 PM 100 1951 92 -2 96  
MINIMUM 75 5:58 AM 66 1894 75 0 78  
AVERAGE 83 83 0 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.44 3.95 1978 0.20 0.24 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.17 4.07 1.10 3.46  
SINCE JUN 1 8.31 11.16 -2.85 7.27  
SINCE JAN 1 38.61 35.22 3.39 27.46  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 18 18 0 22  
MONTH TO DATE 402 342 60 417  
SINCE JUN 1 974 841 133 1044  
SINCE JAN 1 1805 1476 329 1942    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1904  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 19 2024..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT  
JULY 20 2024..........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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