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CDUS44 KLCH 242217  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
517 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 87 3:21 PM 97 1896 88 -1 88  
MINIMUM 69 5:13 AM 53 1931 69 0 70  
AVERAGE 78 78 0 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.32 1968 0.21 -0.21 0.82  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 4.04 -2.21 3.28  
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 12.67 -2.93 9.00  
SINCE JAN 1 20.10 22.66 -2.56 12.76  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 13 14 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 316 260 56 361  
SINCE MAR 1 649 495 154 573  
SINCE JAN 1 801 535 266 615    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 95 1893  
1941  
2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 52 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2023...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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