366  
CDUS44 KLCH 100827  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
327 AM CDT SAT AUG 10 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 96 4:04 PM 101 1935 93 3 101  
1962  
2023  
MINIMUM 75 5:18 AM 60 1989 75 0 81  
AVERAGE 86 84 2 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 19.63 1940 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.73 -1.73 T  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 15.09 -2.27 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 39.15 3.97 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 21 19 2 26  
MONTH TO DATE 220 171 49 234  
SINCE JUN 1 1424 1237 187 1544  
SINCE JAN 1 2255 1872 383 2442    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
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 82 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 62 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 10 2024........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
AUGUST 11 2024........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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