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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
514 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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  11:47 AM  99    1935  91      0       89        
                                      1990                           
  MINIMUM         74   4:32 AM  60    1905  75     -1       74        
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       82     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.44          2.05 2000   0.22   0.22     0.02     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.88                      1.80   1.08     0.49     
  SINCE JUN 1     10.75                      8.89   1.86    11.45     
  SINCE JAN 1     37.29                     32.95   4.34    47.49     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           18                        18      0       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       144     -2      151        
  SINCE JUN 1    673                       643     30      653        
  SINCE JAN 1   1476                      1278    198     1399        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           4:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     59          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1935                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        65      1947                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY  8 2026..........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM CDT     
JULY  9 2026..........SUNRISE   6:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 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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