Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
414 AM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 08/27/2023
LOW 58 08/15/2004
08/11/1923
08/29/1906
HIGHEST 101 08/18 MM MM 110 08/27
LOWEST 72 08/21 MM MM 69 08/31
08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 96.1 92.3 3.8 101.5
AVG. MINIMUM 77.1 74.7 2.4 79.1
MEAN 86.6 83.5 3.1 90.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 29 24.5 4.5 31
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 37.99 1940
MINIMUM 1.10 2023
TOTALS 4.33 6.26 -1.93 1.10
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.20 -0.06 0.04
DAYS >= .01 6 12.2 -6.2 2
DAYS >= .10 6 8.3 -2.3 2
DAYS >= .50 3 3.8 -0.8 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.6 0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.69 08/15 TO 08/15
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 MM
COOLING TOTAL 678 573 105 792
SINCE 1/1 2713 2274 439 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/340 DATE 08/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/360 DATE 08/19
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.15
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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