554
CDUS44 KLCH 172241
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
541 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012
...............................
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2012
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 89 314 PM 94 1998 87 2 80
MINIMUM 63 357 AM 50 1926 67 -4 52
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.00 1904 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 2.48 -1.06 1.38
SINCE MAR 1 12.19 10.20 1.99 6.32
SINCE JAN 1 23.75 20.32 3.43 12.56
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 11 12 -1 1
MONTH TO DATE 188 172 16 152
SINCE MAR 1 562 394 168 554
SINCE JAN 1 630 426 204 611
..............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 200 AM
LOWEST 26 300 PM
AVERAGE 60
......................................................
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1998
1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1945
1893
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page