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CDUS44 KLCH 152232
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
532 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 97 3:59 PM 102 2023 93 4 92
MINIMUM 77 5:48 AM 58 2004 75 2 74
AVERAGE 87 84 3 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 6.18 1949 0.20 -0.20 0.17
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 2.89 -1.71 1.02
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 16.25 -0.82 18.68
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 40.31 1.66 54.72
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 22 19 3 18
MONTH TO DATE 299 285 14 277
SINCE JUN 1 1430 1351 79 1360
SINCE JAN 1 2233 1986 247 2106
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 48 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1929
2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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