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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
353 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 106 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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