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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
505 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         81   2:23 PM 103    2000  91    -10       98
  MINIMUM         72   8:49 AM  60    1946  74     -2       69
  AVERAGE         77                        82     -5       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.15R         1.02 1927   0.20   0.95     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.33                      6.26  -1.93     1.10
  SINCE JUN 1     17.15                     19.62  -2.47     8.65
  SINCE JAN 1     47.45                     43.68   3.77    28.84

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           12                        18     -6       19
  MONTH TO DATE  678                       573    105      792
  SINCE JUN 1   1882                      1639    243     2102
  SINCE JAN 1   2713                      2274    439     3000
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     85           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        57      1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE   6:45 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:31 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2024.....SUNRISE   6:45 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:30 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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