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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
509 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 10:17 AM 102 2023 93 -3 91
MINIMUM 77 11:11 AM 63 1915 75 2 74
AVERAGE 84 84 0 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.18 2.50 1917 0.20 -0.02 0.57
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.96 -0.61 0.58
SINCE JUN 1 14.60 14.32 0.28 18.24
SINCE JAN 1 41.14 38.38 2.76 54.28
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 19 19 0 18
MONTH TO DATE 99 95 4 89
SINCE JUN 1 1230 1161 69 1172
SINCE JAN 1 2033 1796 237 1918
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM
LOWEST 61 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1940
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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