931  
CDUS44 KLCH 130811  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
311 AM CDT SAT MAY 13 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 1:46 PM 93 1916 85 4 93  
1922  
2022  
MINIMUM 77 11:59 PM 44 1924 66 11 70  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.86 2004 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.20 2.03 -0.83 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 9.11 10.66 -1.55 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 19.47 20.65 -1.18 10.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 11 7 17  
MONTH TO DATE 140 112 28 171  
SINCE MAR 1 473 347 126 383  
SINCE JAN 1 625 387 238 425    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1920  
2007  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 44 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2023...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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