205  
CDUS44 KLCH 230816  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 86 2:42 PM 97 2005 87 -1 86  
MINIMUM 68 5:37 AM 50 1919 69 -1 69  
1954  
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.07 2008 0.19 -0.19 0.87  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 3.64 -1.81 2.34  
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 12.27 -2.53 8.06  
SINCE JAN 1 20.10 22.26 -2.16 11.82  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 13 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 289 233 56 335  
SINCE MAR 1 622 468 154 547  
SINCE JAN 1 774 508 266 589    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 2001  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 24 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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