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CDUS44 KLCH 270813  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
313 AM CDT TUE AUG 27 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 3:54 PM 106 2023 92 3 106  
MINIMUM 75 5:55 AM 60 1917 74 1 80  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 93  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.01 1967 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.84 5.27 -3.43 T  
SINCE JUN 1 14.66 18.63 -3.97 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.96 42.69 2.27 27.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 28  
MONTH TO DATE 593 487 106 679  
SINCE JUN 1 1797 1553 244 1989  
SINCE JAN 1 2628 2188 440 2887    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 110 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 1896  
1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2024........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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