320  
CDUS44 KLCH 122225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 2:15 PM 103 2023 93 5 103  
MINIMUM 77 5:15 AM 59 1931 75 2 79  
AVERAGE 88 84 4 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 10.39 2016 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.29 -2.29 T  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 15.65 -2.83 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 39.71 3.41 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 23 19 4 26  
MONTH TO DATE 285 228 57 314  
SINCE JUN 1 1489 1294 195 1624  
SINCE JAN 1 2320 1929 391 2522    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2024........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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