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CDUS44 KLCH 150818  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
318 AM CDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 90 2:44 PM 96 1899 86 4 88  
MINIMUM 74 5:21 AM 50 1931 67 7 66  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.29 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.21 2.33 -1.12 1.47  
SINCE MAR 1 9.12 10.96 -1.84 7.19  
SINCE JAN 1 19.48 20.95 -1.47 10.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 11 6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 174 134 40 198  
SINCE MAR 1 507 369 138 410  
SINCE JAN 1 659 409 250 452    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 16 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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