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CDUS44 KLCH 232234
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
534 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 90 1:54 PM 100 1923 92 -2 93
1924
MINIMUM 79 6:58 AM 62 1915 75 4 80
1947
AVERAGE 85 84 1 87
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.14 2.05 1895 0.18 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.38 4.83 1.55 4.40
SINCE JUN 1 14.25 11.92 2.33 15.36
SINCE JAN 1 40.79 35.98 4.81 51.40
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 20 19 1 22
MONTH TO DATE 427 415 12 425
SINCE JUN 1 958 914 44 927
SINCE JAN 1 1761 1549 212 1673
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM
LOWEST 63 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1924
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 PM CDT
JULY 24 2026..........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 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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