060  
CDUS44 KLCH 120812  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
312 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 87 1:20 PM 95 1894 85 2 91  
MINIMUM 75 12:14 AM 47 1906 66 9 68  
AVERAGE 81 75 6 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.35 2021 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 1.87 -0.67 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 9.11 10.50 -1.39 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 19.47 20.49 -1.02 10.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 10 6 15  
MONTH TO DATE 122 101 21 154  
SINCE MAR 1 455 336 119 366  
SINCE JAN 1 607 376 231 408    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1916  
1922  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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