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CDUS44 KLCH 250810
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
310 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 96 12:50 PM 106 2023 92 4 92
MINIMUM 76 11:53 PM 60 1897 74 2 72
AVERAGE 86 83 3 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.49 2.56 1970 0.22 0.27 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.59 4.83 -2.24 1.52
SINCE JUN 1 16.84 18.19 -1.35 19.18
SINCE JAN 1 43.38 42.25 1.13 55.22
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 17
MONTH TO DATE 506 451 55 444
SINCE JUN 1 1637 1517 120 1527
SINCE JAN 1 2440 2152 288 2273
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 7:00 PM
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 101 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 62 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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