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CDUS44 KLCH 210831
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
331 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 98 3:27 PM 102 1925 92 6 95
MINIMUM 76 6:17 AM 61 1940 75 1 75
AVERAGE 87 84 3 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.97 1956 0.22 -0.22 0.17
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 3.94 -2.76 1.19
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 17.30 -1.87 18.85
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 41.36 0.61 54.89
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 22 18 4 20
MONTH TO DATE 417 379 38 375
SINCE JUN 1 1548 1445 103 1458
SINCE JAN 1 2351 2080 271 2204
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
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 91 6:00 AM
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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