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CDUS44 KLCH 142208
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
508 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 96 2:12 PM 103 2023 93 3 93
MINIMUM 74 5:53 AM 60 1931 75 -1 77
AVERAGE 85 84 1 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.82 1934 0.20 -0.20 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 2.69 -1.51 0.85
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 16.05 -0.62 18.51
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 40.11 1.86 54.55
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 20 19 1 20
MONTH TO DATE 277 266 11 259
SINCE JUN 1 1408 1332 76 1342
SINCE JAN 1 2211 1967 244 2088
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 58 2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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