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CDUS44 KLCH 082211
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
511 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 95 2:32 PM 103 1962 93 2 92
MINIMUM 74 5:40 AM 64 1923 75 -1 73
AVERAGE 85 84 1 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.06 1940 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.00 1.55 -0.55 0.62
SINCE JUN 1 15.25 14.91 0.34 18.28
SINCE JAN 1 41.79 38.97 2.82 54.32
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 20 19 1 18
MONTH TO DATE 156 152 4 145
SINCE JUN 1 1287 1218 69 1228
SINCE JAN 1 2090 1853 237 1974
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1935
1962
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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