858  
CDUS44 KLCH 040816  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT SUN AUG 04 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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 99 3:59 PM 101 2023 93 6 101  
MINIMUM 79 11:48 PM 65 1923 75 4 78  
AVERAGE 89 84 5 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.63 1966 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.57 -0.57 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 13.93 -1.11 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 37.99 5.13 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 24 19 5 25  
MONTH TO DATE 75 57 18 74  
SINCE JUN 1 1279 1123 156 1384  
SINCE JAN 1 2110 1758 352 2282    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 103 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1920  
1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2024........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2024........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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