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CDUS44 KLCH 180237
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
937 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
VALID TODAY AS OF 0900 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 85 MM 95 2018 86 -1 92
MINIMUM 73 MM 50 1926 68 5 73
AVERAGE 79 77 2 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 6.37 2021 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.74 2.80 -1.06 1.47
SINCE MAR 1 9.65 11.43 -1.78 7.19
SINCE JAN 1 20.01 21.42 -1.41 10.95
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 14 12 2 18
MONTH TO DATE 218 170 48 250
SINCE MAR 1 551 405 146 462
SINCE JAN 1 703 445 258 504
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 4:00 AM
LOWEST 59 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1988
1998
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1893
1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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