557  
CDUS44 KLCH 221007  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
506 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013  
 
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 113 PM 96 2005 87 2 92  
1899  
MINIMUM 77 1159 PM 50 1954 68 9 69  
AVERAGE 83 78 5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 3.28 1983 0.15 -0.12 0.30  
MONTH TO DATE 3.95 3.07 0.88 1.72  
SINCE MAR 1 12.47 10.79 1.68 12.49  
SINCE JAN 1 30.34 20.91 9.43 24.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 13 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 138 222 -84 243  
SINCE MAR 1 279 444 -165 617  
SINCE JAN 1 310 476 -166 685    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 55 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 1954  
1919  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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