890  
CDUS44 KLCH 232216  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
516 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 90 2:39 PM 98 1902 88 2 85  
MINIMUM 68 4:43 AM 54 2001 69 -1 69  
2002  
AVERAGE 79 78 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.07 1927 0.19 -0.19 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 3.83 -2.00 2.46  
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 12.46 -2.72 8.18  
SINCE JAN 1 20.10 22.45 -2.35 11.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 14 13 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 303 246 57 347  
SINCE MAR 1 636 481 155 559  
SINCE JAN 1 788 521 267 601    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1931  
 
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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