761  
CDUS44 KLCH 162228  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
528 PM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 97 3:18 PM 101 1951 93 4 98  
MINIMUM 76 5:03 AM 61 1929 75 1 74  
2004  
AVERAGE 87 84 3 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.49 1945 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 3.08 -1.39 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 16.44 -1.93 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 40.50 4.31 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 22 19 3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 380 304 76 415  
SINCE JUN 1 1584 1370 214 1725  
SINCE JAN 1 2415 2005 410 2623    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1992  
 
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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