816  
CDUS44 KLCH 182208  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
508 PM CDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 3:59 PM 103 2023 92 8 103  
MINIMUM 79 6:08 AM 66 1992 75 4 77  
AVERAGE 90 84 6 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.52 2002 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 3.50 -1.81 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 16.86 -2.35 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 40.92 3.89 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 25 19 6 25  
MONTH TO DATE 430 342 88 462  
SINCE JUN 1 1634 1408 226 1772  
SINCE JAN 1 2465 2043 422 2670    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1943  
 
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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