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CDUS44 KLCH 020813
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
313 AM CDT SUN AUG 02 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 96 2:55 PM 102 1899 92 4 92
1986
MINIMUM 78 5:12 AM 65 1923 75 3 76
AVERAGE 87 84 3 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.15 1909 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.19 -0.19 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 14.25 13.55 0.70 17.66
SINCE JAN 1 40.79 37.61 3.18 53.70
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 22 19 3 19
MONTH TO DATE 22 19 3 19
SINCE JUN 1 1153 1085 68 1102
SINCE JAN 1 1956 1720 236 1848
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1922
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 64 1925
1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 2 2026........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
AUGUST 3 2026........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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