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CDUS44 KLCH 160819
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
319 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 92 4:30 PM 95 1933 86 6 90
MINIMUM 70 5:35 AM 48 1917 67 3 69
AVERAGE 81 76 5 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.53 4.17 1946 0.15 0.38 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.74 2.48 -0.74 1.47
SINCE MAR 1 9.65 11.11 -1.46 7.19
SINCE JAN 1 20.01 21.10 -1.09 10.95
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 15
MONTH TO DATE 190 146 44 213
SINCE MAR 1 523 381 142 425
SINCE JAN 1 675 421 254 467
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 46 1926
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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