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CDUS44 KLCH 180835
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 94 2:23 PM 102 2023 93 1 99
MINIMUM 76 5:02 AM 63 1992 75 1 80
AVERAGE 85 84 1 90
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.49 2002 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 3.28 -2.26 1.69
SINCE JUN 1 18.68 16.64 2.04 14.51
SINCE JAN 1 54.72 40.70 14.02 44.81
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 20 19 1 25
MONTH TO DATE 315 323 -8 405
SINCE JUN 1 1398 1389 9 1609
SINCE JAN 1 2144 2024 120 2440
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 10:00 PM
LOWEST 54 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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