384  
CDUS44 KLCH 180825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 99 3:06 PM 102 2023 93 6 102  
MINIMUM 80 11:50 PM 63 1992 75 5 72  
AVERAGE 90 84 6 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2024........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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