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CDUS44 KLCH 052225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT MON AUG 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 3:34 PM 102 2023 93 5 102  
MINIMUM 79 5:47 AM 63 1915 75 4 81  
AVERAGE 89 84 5 92  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.50 1917 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.96 -0.96 T  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 14.32 -1.50 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 38.38 4.74 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 24 19 5 27  
MONTH TO DATE 122 95 27 128  
SINCE JUN 1 1326 1161 165 1438  
SINCE JAN 1 2157 1796 361 2336    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
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 82 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2024........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2024........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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