320  
CDUS44 KLCH 032215  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
515 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 86 3:43 PM 94 1943 83 3 88  
MINIMUM 65 6:12 AM 42 1929 64 1 67  
AVERAGE 76 73 3 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.41 2017 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.51 -0.51 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 7.91 9.14 -1.23 6.29  
SINCE JAN 1 18.27 19.13 -0.86 10.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 11 8 3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 22 24 -2 36  
SINCE MAR 1 355 259 96 248  
SINCE JAN 1 507 299 208 290    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
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 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 44 1921  
1954  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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