892  
CDUS44 KLCH 012242  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
542 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 83 3:11 PM 93 1901 82 1 83  
MINIMUM 60 5:15 AM 42 1925 63 -3 68  
AVERAGE 72 73 -1 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.45 1957 0.17 -0.17 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 7.91 8.80 -0.89 6.29  
SINCE JAN 1 18.27 18.79 -0.52 10.05  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 102 174 -72 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1375 -350 1205  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 8 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 7 8 -1 11  
SINCE MAR 1 340 243 97 223  
SINCE JAN 1 492 283 209 265    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
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 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1943  
1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1908  
1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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