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CDUS44 KLCH 182209
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
509 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 88 3:59 PM 94 1988 87 1 93
1998
2018
MINIMUM 70 5:28 AM 53 1893 68 2 71
1945
AVERAGE 79 77 2 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.78 1953 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.74 2.96 -1.22 1.47
SINCE MAR 1 9.65 11.59 -1.94 7.19
SINCE JAN 1 20.01 21.58 -1.57 10.95
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 14 12 2 17
MONTH TO DATE 232 182 50 267
SINCE MAR 1 565 417 148 479
SINCE JAN 1 717 457 260 521
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
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 81 5:00 AM
LOWEST 50 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1899
1956
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 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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