736  
CDUS44 KLCH 220817  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
317 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 82 12:47 PM 96 1899 87 -5 92  
2005  
MINIMUM 69 11:47 PM 50 1954 69 0 73  
AVERAGE 76 78 -2 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.28 1983 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 3.45 -1.62 1.47  
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 12.08 -2.34 7.19  
SINCE JAN 1 20.10 22.07 -1.97 10.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 13 -2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 277 220 57 322  
SINCE MAR 1 610 455 155 534  
SINCE JAN 1 762 495 267 576    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1919  
1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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