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CDUS44 KLCH 122208
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
508 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 94 2:00 PM 103 2023 93 1 94
MINIMUM 76 MM 59 1931 75 1 76
AVERAGE 85 84 1 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 10.39 2016 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 2.29 -1.11 0.63
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 15.65 -0.22 18.29
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 39.71 2.26 54.33
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 20 19 1 20
MONTH TO DATE 233 228 5 219
SINCE JUN 1 1364 1294 70 1302
SINCE JAN 1 2167 1929 238 2048
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM
LOWEST 53 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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