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CDUS44 KLCH 222204  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
504 PM CDT THU AUG 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 97 3:33 PM 102 2023 92 5 102  
MINIMUM 73 5:25 AM 60 1956 75 -2 80  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.29 1964 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 4.38 -2.69 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 17.74 -3.23 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 41.80 3.01 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 20 18 2 26  
MONTH TO DATE 512 415 97 566  
SINCE JUN 1 1716 1481 235 1876  
SINCE JAN 1 2547 2116 431 2774    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
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 85 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 59 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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