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CDUS44 KLCH 170812
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
312 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 101 1951 93 4 93
MINIMUM 80 6:07 AM 61 1929 75 5 73
2004
AVERAGE 89 84 5 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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