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CDUS44 KLCH 310808
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
308 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 94 4:29 PM 104 2000 92 2 87
MINIMUM 75 6:23 AM 59 1906 74 1 74
AVERAGE 85 83 2 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1974 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.83 6.06 -3.23 3.57
SINCE JUN 1 17.08 19.42 -2.34 21.23
SINCE JAN 1 43.62 43.48 0.14 57.27
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 20 18 2 16
MONTH TO DATE 627 559 68 546
SINCE JUN 1 1758 1625 133 1629
SINCE JAN 1 2561 2260 301 2375
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM
LOWEST 49 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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