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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
505 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 99 3:59 PM 103 1925 92 7 93
MINIMUM 80 5:48 AM 61 1940 75 5 75
AVERAGE 90 83 7 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.26 1965 0.22 -0.22 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 4.16 -2.98 1.26
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 17.52 -2.09 18.92
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 41.58 0.39 54.96
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 25 18 7 19
MONTH TO DATE 442 397 45 394
SINCE JUN 1 1573 1463 110 1477
SINCE JAN 1 2376 2098 278 2223
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
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 91 4:00 AM
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1956
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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