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CDUS44 KLCH 180831
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
331 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
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 3:37 PM 100 1932 92 2 83
MINIMUM 75 5:45 AM 65 1945 75 0 74
1967
AVERAGE 85 83 2 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1920 0.21 -0.21 1.57
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 3.66 2.57 3.60
SINCE JUN 1 14.10 10.75 3.35 14.56
SINCE JAN 1 40.64 34.81 5.83 50.60
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 14
MONTH TO DATE 293 306 -13 310
SINCE JUN 1 824 805 19 812
SINCE JAN 1 1627 1440 187 1558
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 52 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 98 1893
1923
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 67 1930
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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