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CDUS44 KLCH 050818
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 93 1:42 PM 103 2023 93 0 90
MINIMUM 75 5:52 AM 66 1920 75 0 73
1925
AVERAGE 84 84 0 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.11 5.60 1940 0.19 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.76 -0.59 0.01
SINCE JUN 1 14.42 14.12 0.30 17.67
SINCE JAN 1 40.96 38.18 2.78 53.71
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 19 19 0 17
MONTH TO DATE 80 76 4 71
SINCE JUN 1 1211 1142 69 1154
SINCE JAN 1 2014 1777 237 1900
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 52 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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