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CDUS44 KLCH 190836
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
336 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 3:44 PM 103 2023 92 5 96
MINIMUM 80 11:59 PM 66 1992 75 5 75
AVERAGE 89 84 5 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.52 2002 0.22 -0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 3.50 -2.32 1.02
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 16.86 -1.43 18.68
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 40.92 1.05 54.72
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 24 19 5 21
MONTH TO DATE 371 342 29 336
SINCE JUN 1 1502 1408 94 1419
SINCE JAN 1 2305 2043 262 2165
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 2:00 AM
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 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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