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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
525 PM CDT MON AUG 12 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         98   2:15 PM 103    2023  93      5      103
  MINIMUM         77   5:15 AM  59    1931  75      2       79
  AVERAGE         88                        84      4       91

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T            10.39 2016   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.29  -2.29      T
  SINCE JUN 1     12.82                     15.65  -2.83     7.55
  SINCE JAN 1     43.12                     39.71   3.41    27.74

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           23                        19      4       26
  MONTH TO DATE  285                       228     57      314
  SINCE JUN 1   1489                      1294    195     1624
  SINCE JAN 1   2320                      1929    391     2522
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     46           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       102      2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        60      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2024........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:52 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 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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