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CDUS44 KLCH 072216  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
516 PM CDT SUN MAY 07 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 85 1:42 PM 92 1896 84 1 90  
1952  
MINIMUM 68 5:08 AM 44 1898 65 3 73  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1976 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.61 1.19 -0.58 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 8.52 9.82 -1.30 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 18.88 19.81 -0.93 10.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 12 10 2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 69 61 8 90  
SINCE MAR 1 402 296 106 302  
SINCE JAN 1 554 336 218 344    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1898  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 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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