230  
CDUS44 KLCH 230811  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
311 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 85 12:19 PM 102 2023 92 -7 97  
MINIMUM 75 11:59 PM 60 1956 75 0 73  
AVERAGE 80 83 -3 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.26 2.29 1964 0.22 0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.52 4.38 -2.86 1.69  
SINCE JUN 1 19.18 17.74 1.44 14.51  
SINCE JAN 1 55.22 41.80 13.42 44.81  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 18 -3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 409 415 -6 512  
SINCE JUN 1 1492 1481 11 1716  
SINCE JAN 1 2238 2116 122 2547    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 59 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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