979  
CDUS44 KLCH 210823  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
323 AM CDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 93 3:19 PM 95 1956 87 6 91  
MINIMUM 73 4:16 AM 45 1894 68 5 76  
AVERAGE 83 78 5 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 4.08 2021 0.16 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 3.28 -1.45 1.47  
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 11.91 -2.17 7.19  
SINCE JAN 1 20.10 21.90 -1.80 10.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 13 5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 266 207 59 304  
SINCE MAR 1 599 442 157 516  
SINCE JAN 1 751 482 269 558    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1899  
2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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