744  
CDUS44 KLCH 212241  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
541 PM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 3:43 PM 103 1925 92 3 101  
MINIMUM 72 6:05 AM 61 1940 75 -3 79  
AVERAGE 84 83 1 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 4.16 -2.47 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 17.52 -3.01 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 41.58 3.23 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 18 1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 492 397 95 540  
SINCE JUN 1 1696 1463 233 1850  
SINCE JAN 1 2527 2098 429 2748    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1956  
 
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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