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CDUS44 KLCH 060825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 2:24 PM 94 1952 83 6 86  
MINIMUM 73 2:04 AM 44 1954 64 9 67  
AVERAGE 81 74 7 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.61 1969 0.17 -0.16 0.42  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.85 -0.84 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 7.92 9.48 -1.56 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 18.28 19.47 -1.19 10.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 9 7 12  
MONTH TO DATE 48 42 6 61  
SINCE MAR 1 381 277 104 273  
SINCE JAN 1 533 317 216 315    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1895  
1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1954  
1957  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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