448  
CDUS44 KLCH 290826  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
326 AM CDT THU AUG 29 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 94 12:09 PM 100 2011 92 2 90  
MINIMUM 76 11:39 PM 61 1896 74 2 77  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 4.32 1978 0.19 -0.04 0.76  
MONTH TO DATE 1.99 5.66 -3.67 0.76  
SINCE JUN 1 14.81 19.02 -4.21 8.31  
SINCE JAN 1 45.11 43.08 2.03 28.50  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 634 523 111 730  
SINCE JUN 1 1838 1589 249 2040  
SINCE JAN 1 2669 2224 445 2938    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 99 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 58 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 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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