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CDUS44 KLCH 070825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT WED AUG 07 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 100 1:50 PM 102 2023 93 7 102  
MINIMUM 82 4:39 AM 65 1940 75 7 81  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 92  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.02 1940 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.16 -1.16 T  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 14.52 -1.70 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 38.58 4.54 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 26 19 7 27  
MONTH TO DATE 148 114 34 155  
SINCE JUN 1 1352 1180 172 1465  
SINCE JAN 1 2183 1815 368 2363    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 7 2024........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
AUGUST 8 2024........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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