294  
CDUS44 KLCH 152228  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
528 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 100 3:06 PM 102 2023 93 7 102  
MINIMUM 81 5:36 AM 58 2004 75 6 82  
AVERAGE 91 84 7 92  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.18 1949 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.89 -2.89 T  
SINCE JUN 1 12.82 16.25 -3.43 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 43.12 40.31 2.81 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 26 19 7 27  
MONTH TO DATE 361 285 76 394  
SINCE JUN 1 1565 1351 214 1704  
SINCE JAN 1 2396 1986 410 2602    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1929  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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