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CDUS44 KLCH 010816  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 80 4:34 PM 92 1901 82 -2 87  
1955  
MINIMUM 55 5:40 AM 45 1965 63 -8 60  
AVERAGE 68 73 -5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.78 1940 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.69 4.91 1.78 2.76  
SINCE MAR 1 7.91 8.63 -0.72 5.72  
SINCE JAN 1 18.27 18.62 -0.35 9.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 36 -29 19  
SINCE MAR 1 102 172 -70 161  
SINCE JUL 1 1025 1373 -348 1205  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 8 -5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 156 162 -6 167  
SINCE MAR 1 333 235 98 212  
SINCE JAN 1 485 275 210 254    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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