413  
CDUS44 KLCH 232206  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
506 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 3:32 PM 105 2023 92 7 92  
MINIMUM 81 6:16 AM 59 1956 74 7 74  
AVERAGE 90 83 7 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.68 1990 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 4.61 -2.51 1.52  
SINCE JUN 1 16.35 17.97 -1.62 19.18  
SINCE JAN 1 42.89 42.03 0.86 55.22  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 25 18 7 18  
MONTH TO DATE 485 433 52 427  
SINCE JUN 1 1616 1499 117 1510  
SINCE JAN 1 2419 2134 285 2256    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 106 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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