988  
CDUS44 KLCH 090810  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT FRI AUG 09 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 3:27 PM 103 1962 93 7 101  
MINIMUM 82 11:59 PM 64 1923 75 7 81  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.06 1940 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.55 -1.55 T  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 14.91 -2.09 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 38.97 4.15 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 26 19 7 26  
MONTH TO DATE 199 152 47 208  
SINCE JUN 1 1403 1218 185 1518  
SINCE JAN 1 2234 1853 381 2416    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
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 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1935  
1962  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2024........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
AUGUST 10 2024........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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