Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
309 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2026...
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 97 2:55 PM 102 2023 93 4 94
MINIMUM 80 5:53 AM 63 1992 75 5 76
AVERAGE 89 84 5 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.49 2002 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 3.28 -2.10 1.02
SINCE JUN 1 15.43 16.64 -1.21 18.68
SINCE JAN 1 41.97 40.70 1.27 54.72
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 24 19 5 20
MONTH TO DATE 347 323 24 315
SINCE JUN 1 1478 1389 89 1398
SINCE JAN 1 2281 2024 257 2144
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 4:00 AM
LOWEST 46 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 2023
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 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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