023  
CDUS44 KLCH 172210  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
510 PM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 99 3:06 PM 102 2023 93 6 102  
MINIMUM 80 5:44 AM 63 1992 75 5 72  
AVERAGE 90 84 6 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.49 2002 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 3.28 -1.59 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 16.64 -2.13 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 40.70 4.11 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 25 19 6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 405 323 82 437  
SINCE JUN 1 1609 1389 220 1747  
SINCE JAN 1 2440 2024 416 2645    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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