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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
507 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         91  12:44 PM 103    2000  91      0       90
  MINIMUM         75   6:13 AM  60    1946  74      1       72
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.17          1.15 2024   0.20  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.00                      6.26  -3.26     3.57
  SINCE JUN 1     17.25                     19.62  -2.37    21.23
  SINCE JAN 1     43.79                     43.68   0.11    57.27

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           18                        18      0       16
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       573     72      562
  SINCE JUN 1   1776                      1639    137     1645
  SINCE JAN 1   2579                      2274    305     2391
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     63          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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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 2026........SUNRISE   6:44 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:32 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2026.....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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