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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
506 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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   3:32 PM 105    2023  92      7       92        
  MINIMUM         81   6:16 AM  59    1956  74      7       74        
  AVERAGE         90                        83      7       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.68 1990   0.23  -0.23     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      4.61  -2.51     1.52     
  SINCE JUN 1     16.35                     17.97  -1.62    19.18     
  SINCE JAN 1     42.89                     42.03   0.86    55.22     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           25                        18      7       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  485                       433     52      427        
  SINCE JUN 1   1616                      1499    117     1510        
  SINCE JAN 1   2419                      2134    285     2256        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           3:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           3:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       106      2023                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        60      1897                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:41 PM CDT     
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 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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