028  
CDUS44 KLCH 310816  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 96 3:53 PM 101 2015 92 4 101  
2023  
MINIMUM 79 5:00 AM 65 1897 75 4 77  
AVERAGE 88 84 4 89  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.22 1972 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 9.68 6.07 3.61 3.55  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 13.16 -0.34 7.36  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 37.22 5.90 27.55  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 23 19 4 24  
MONTH TO DATE 608 548 60 657  
SINCE JUN 1 1180 1047 133 1284  
SINCE JAN 1 2011 1682 329 2182    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1899  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 67 1914  
1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2024..........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
AUGUST 1 2024........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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