512  
CDUS44 KLCH 022225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT FRI AUG 02 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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 1922 92 6 100  
MINIMUM 83 6:12 AM 64 1925 75 8 79  
1936  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1976 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.38 -0.38 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 13.74 -0.92 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 37.80 5.32 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 26 19 7 25  
MONTH TO DATE 51 38 13 49  
SINCE JUN 1 1255 1104 151 1359  
SINCE JAN 1 2086 1739 347 2257    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 2 2024........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
AUGUST 3 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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