424  
CDUS44 KLCH 312233  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
533 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 98 3:08 PM 103 1899 92 6 103  
2023  
MINIMUM 80 6:04 AM 67 1914 75 5 79  
1936  
AVERAGE 89 84 5 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.22 1908 0.20 -0.20 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 9.68 6.27 3.41 3.74  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 13.36 -0.54 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 37.42 5.70 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 24 19 5 26  
MONTH TO DATE 632 567 65 683  
SINCE JUN 1 1204 1066 138 1310  
SINCE JAN 1 2035 1701 334 2208    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1899  
1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1923  
 
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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