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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         91  10:34 AM  99    2011  92     -1       94
  MINIMUM         76  12:58 AM  58    1906  74      2       77
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.74          1.80 1970   0.20   0.54     0.34
                                      1978
  MONTH TO DATE    2.73                      5.86  -3.13     1.10
  SINCE JUN 1     15.55                     19.22  -3.67     8.65
  SINCE JAN 1     45.85                     43.28   2.57    28.84

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           19                        18      1       21
  MONTH TO DATE  653                       541    112      751
  SINCE JUN 1   1857                      1607    250     2061
  SINCE JAN 1   2688                      2242    446     2959
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     73          10:00 AM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       104      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        59      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:33 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:32 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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