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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
331 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         98   3:27 PM 102    1925  92      6       95
  MINIMUM         76   6:17 AM  61    1940  75      1       75
  AVERAGE         87                        84      3       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1956   0.22  -0.22     0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      3.94  -2.76     1.19
  SINCE JUN 1     15.43                     17.30  -1.87    18.85
  SINCE JAN 1     41.97                     41.36   0.61    54.89

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4       20
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       379     38      375
  SINCE JUN 1   1548                      1445    103     1458
  SINCE JAN 1   2351                      2080    271     2204
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


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    91           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     36           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        61      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:43 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:42 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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