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CDUS44 KLCH 210835  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 95 4:14 PM 102 1925 92 3 100  
MINIMUM 77 11:59 PM 61 1940 75 2 80  
AVERAGE 86 84 2 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 25  
MONTH TO DATE 473 379 94 515  
SINCE JUN 1 1677 1445 232 1825  
SINCE JAN 1 2508 2080 428 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 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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