709  
CDUS44 KLCH 310809  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
309 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 83 2:06 PM 104 2000 92 -9 98  
MINIMUM 74 11:59 PM 59 1906 74 0 75  
AVERAGE 79 83 -4 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 1.40 1974 0.20 0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.18 6.06 -2.88 1.10  
SINCE JUN 1 16.00 19.42 -3.42 8.65  
SINCE JAN 1 46.30 43.48 2.82 28.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 18 -4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 666 559 107 773  
SINCE JUN 1 1870 1625 245 2083  
SINCE JAN 1 2701 2260 441 2981    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2024.....SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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