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CDUS44 KLCH 090808
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
308 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 95 MM 103 1962 93 2 92
MINIMUM 74 MM 64 1923 75 -1 73
AVERAGE 85 84 1 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1935
1962
2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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