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CDUS44 KLCH 170835
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 93 12:59 PM 101 1951 93 0 97
MINIMUM 73 5:57 AM 61 1929 75 -2 76
2004
AVERAGE 83 84 -1 87
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.49 1945 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 3.08 -2.06 1.69
SINCE JUN 1 18.68 16.44 2.24 14.51
SINCE JAN 1 54.72 40.50 14.22 44.81
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 18 19 -1 22
MONTH TO DATE 295 304 -9 380
SINCE JUN 1 1378 1370 8 1584
SINCE JAN 1 2124 2005 119 2415
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 54 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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