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CDUS44 KLCH 272207
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
507 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 88 3:31 PM 110 2023 92 -4 90
MINIMUM 72 6:35 AM 61 1896 74 -2 74
1927
AVERAGE 80 83 -3 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.24 5.83 2020 0.20 0.04 1.50
MONTH TO DATE 2.83 5.47 -2.64 3.02
SINCE JUN 1 17.08 18.83 -1.75 20.68
SINCE JAN 1 43.62 42.89 0.73 56.72
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 15 18 -3 17
MONTH TO DATE 563 505 58 497
SINCE JUN 1 1694 1571 123 1580
SINCE JAN 1 2497 2206 291 2326
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 8:00 AM
LOWEST 65 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 1896
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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