428  
CDUS44 KLCH 300824  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
324 AM CDT FRI AUG 30 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 91 10:34 AM 99 2011 92 -1 94  
MINIMUM 75 11:03 PM 58 1906 74 1 77  
AVERAGE 83 83 0 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.76 1.80 1970 0.20 0.56 0.34  
1978  
MONTH TO DATE 2.75 5.86 -3.11 1.10  
SINCE JUN 1 15.57 19.22 -3.65 8.65  
SINCE JAN 1 45.87 43.28 2.59 28.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 18 0 21  
MONTH TO DATE 652 541 111 751  
SINCE JUN 1 1856 1607 249 2061  
SINCE JAN 1 2687 2242 445 2959    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 73 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 104 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 59 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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