968  
CDUS44 KLCH 192245  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
545 PM CDT FRI MAY 19 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 92 1:53 PM 94 1899 87 5 91  
1956  
1998  
MINIMUM 70 5:16 AM 50 2002 68 2 74  
AVERAGE 81 77 4 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.45 1929 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.74 3.12 -1.38 1.47  
SINCE MAR 1 9.65 11.75 -2.10 7.19  
SINCE JAN 1 20.01 21.74 -1.73 10.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 16 12 4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 248 194 54 285  
SINCE MAR 1 581 429 152 497  
SINCE JAN 1 733 469 264 539    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 45 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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