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CDUS44 KLCH 220839
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
339 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 99 4:43 PM 103 1925 92 7 93
MINIMUM 73 8:39 PM 61 1940 75 -2 75
AVERAGE 86 83 3 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.92 2.26 1965 0.22 0.70 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 4.16 -2.06 1.26
SINCE JUN 1 16.35 17.52 -1.17 18.92
SINCE JAN 1 42.89 41.58 1.31 54.96
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 19
MONTH TO DATE 438 397 41 394
SINCE JUN 1 1569 1463 106 1477
SINCE JAN 1 2372 2098 274 2223
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 6:00 PM
LOWEST 41 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 60 1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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