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CDUS44 KLCH 140816  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 3:16 PM 93 1920 85 4 92  
2007  
2018  
MINIMUM 75 11:59 PM 44 1895 67 8 68  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.09 1953 0.15 -0.14 0.48  
MONTH TO DATE 1.21 2.18 -0.97 1.47  
SINCE MAR 1 9.12 10.81 -1.69 7.19  
SINCE JAN 1 19.48 20.80 -1.32 10.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 11 6 15  
MONTH TO DATE 157 123 34 186  
SINCE MAR 1 490 358 132 398  
SINCE JAN 1 642 398 244 440    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2023...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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