Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
509 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         99   3:00 PM 105    2023  92      7       95
  MINIMUM         79   3:35 AM  65    1943  75      4       73
  AVERAGE         89                        84      5       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.80 1897   0.22  -0.22     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      3.72  -2.54     1.02
  SINCE JUN 1     15.43                     17.08  -1.65    18.68
  SINCE JAN 1     41.97                     41.14   0.83    54.72

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           24                        19      5       19
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       361     34      355
  SINCE JUN 1   1526                      1427     99     1438
  SINCE JAN 1   2329                      2062    267     2184
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        61      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:45 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:44 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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