893  
CDUS44 KLCH 012212  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
512 PM CDT THU AUG 01 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 3:21 PM 102 1899 92 6 101  
1986  
MINIMUM 81 2:22 AM 65 1923 75 6 77  
AVERAGE 90 84 6 89  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.15 1909 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 13.55 -0.73 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 37.61 5.51 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 25 19 6 24  
MONTH TO DATE 25 19 6 24  
SINCE JUN 1 1229 1085 144 1334  
SINCE JAN 1 2060 1720 340 2232    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 64 1925  
1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2024........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
AUGUST 2 2024........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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