230  
CDUS44 KLCH 200827  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
327 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 95 3:36 PM 105 2023 92 3 94  
MINIMUM 73 6:05 AM 65 1943 75 -2 79  
AVERAGE 84 84 0 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.80 1897 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 3.72 -2.70 1.69  
SINCE JUN 1 18.68 17.08 1.60 14.51  
SINCE JAN 1 54.72 41.14 13.58 44.81  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 19 19 0 22  
MONTH TO DATE 355 361 -6 452  
SINCE JUN 1 1438 1427 11 1656  
SINCE JAN 1 2184 2062 122 2487    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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