Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2025

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         85  12:19 PM 102    2023  92     -7       97
  MINIMUM         76   1:52 PM  60    1956  75      1       73
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.26          2.29 1964   0.22   0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      4.38  -2.86     1.69
  SINCE JUN 1     19.18                     17.74   1.44    14.51
  SINCE JAN 1     55.22                     41.80  13.42    44.81

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           16                        18     -2       20
  MONTH TO DATE  410                       415     -5      512
  SINCE JUN 1   1493                      1481     12     1716
  SINCE JAN 1   2239                      2116    123     2547
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     77          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       105      2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        59      1956


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:42 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:41 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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