862  
CDUS44 KLCH 232226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 96 3:12 PM 105 2023 92 4 105  
MINIMUM 77 6:18 AM 59 1956 74 3 80  
AVERAGE 87 83 4 93  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.68 1990 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 4.61 -2.92 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.51 17.97 -3.46 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.81 42.03 2.78 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 22 18 4 28  
MONTH TO DATE 534 433 101 594  
SINCE JUN 1 1738 1499 239 1904  
SINCE JAN 1 2569 2134 435 2802    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
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 88 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 106 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2024........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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