029  
CDUS44 KLCH 202213  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
513 PM CDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 95 3:46 PM 102 1925 92 3 100  
MINIMUM 79 6:13 AM 61 1940 75 4 80  
AVERAGE 87 84 3 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.97 1956 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 3.94 -2.25 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 17.30 -2.79 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 41.36 3.45 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 22 18 4 25  
MONTH TO DATE 474 379 95 515  
SINCE JUN 1 1678 1445 233 1825  
SINCE JAN 1 2509 2080 429 2723    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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