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CDUS44 KLCH 160807
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
307 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 97 4:20 PM 102 2023 93 4 92
MINIMUM 77 5:48 AM 58 2004 75 2 74
AVERAGE 87 84 3 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 101 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1929
2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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