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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
528 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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        100   3:06 PM 102    2023  93      7      102
  MINIMUM         81   5:36 AM  58    2004  75      6       82
  AVERAGE         91                        84      7       92

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          6.18 1949   0.20  -0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.89  -2.89      T
  SINCE JUN 1     12.82                     16.25  -3.43     7.55
  SINCE JAN 1     43.12                     40.31   2.81    27.74

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           26                        19      7       27
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       285     76      394
  SINCE JUN 1   1565                      1351    214     1704
  SINCE JAN 1   2396                      1986    410     2602
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     44           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       101      1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        61      1929
                                             2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE   6:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 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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