893  
CDUS44 KLCH 042224  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 88 2:58 PM 95 1952 83 5 87  
MINIMUM 62 6:07 AM 44 1921 64 -2 68  
1954  
2013  
AVERAGE 75 74 1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.73 1944 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.68 -0.68 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 7.91 9.31 -1.40 6.29  
SINCE JAN 1 18.27 19.30 -1.03 10.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 10 9 1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 32 33 -1 49  
SINCE MAR 1 365 268 97 261  
SINCE JAN 1 517 308 209 303    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
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 90 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 44 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 5 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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