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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         90   9:44 AM  98    1893  92     -2       96
                                      1923
  MINIMUM         75   5:35 AM  67    1930  75      0       76
                                      1967
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.80          3.44 1912   0.21   0.59     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.73                      3.87   0.86     3.46
  SINCE JUN 1      7.87                     10.96  -3.09     7.27
  SINCE JAN 1     38.17                     35.02   3.15    27.46

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           18                        18      0       21
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       324     60      395
  SINCE JUN 1    956                       823    133     1022
  SINCE JAN 1   1787                      1458    329     1920
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     68           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       100      1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        66      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 18 2024..........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:10 PM CDT
JULY 19 2024..........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:09 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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