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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
528 PM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         97   3:18 PM 101    1951  93      4       98
  MINIMUM         76   5:03 AM  61    1929  75      1       74
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         87                        84      3       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.49 1945   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      3.08  -1.39      T
  SINCE JUN 1     14.51                     16.44  -1.93     7.55
  SINCE JAN 1     44.81                     40.50   4.31    27.74

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           22                        19      3       21
  MONTH TO DATE  380                       304     76      415
  SINCE JUN 1   1584                      1370    214     1725
  SINCE JAN 1   2415                      2005    410     2623
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       102      2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        63      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE   6:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 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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