277  
CDUS44 KLCH 160811  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
311 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 3:06 PM 102 2023 93 7 102  
MINIMUM 75 7:31 PM 58 2004 75 0 82  
AVERAGE 88 84 4 92  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.69 6.18 1949 0.20 1.49 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 2.89 -1.20 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 16.25 -1.74 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 40.31 4.50 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 23 19 4 27  
MONTH TO DATE 358 285 73 394  
SINCE JUN 1 1562 1351 211 1704  
SINCE JAN 1 2393 1986 407 2602    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 7:00 PM  
LOWEST 44 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1929  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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