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CDUS44 KLCH 162226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 3:41 PM 101 1951 93 4 93
MINIMUM 80 6:07 AM 61 1929 75 5 73
2004
AVERAGE 89 84 5 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.49 1945 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 3.08 -1.90 1.02
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 16.44 -1.01 18.68
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 40.50 1.47 54.72
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 24 19 5 18
MONTH TO DATE 323 304 19 295
SINCE JUN 1 1454 1370 84 1378
SINCE JAN 1 2257 2005 252 2124
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 4:00 AM
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1992
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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