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CDUS44 KLCH 260822
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
322 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 92 3:48 PM 101 2023 92 0 95
MINIMUM 75 5:09 AM 62 1917 74 1 71
AVERAGE 84 83 1 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.49 2022 0.22 -0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.59 5.05 -2.46 1.52
SINCE JUN 1 16.84 18.41 -1.57 19.18
SINCE JAN 1 43.38 42.47 0.91 55.22
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 19 18 1 18
MONTH TO DATE 525 469 56 462
SINCE JUN 1 1656 1535 121 1545
SINCE JAN 1 2459 2170 289 2291
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 106 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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