951  
CDUS44 KLCH 090826  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
326 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 84 3:09 PM 93 1998 84 0 90  
MINIMUM 74 6:25 AM 45 1898 65 9 72  
1917  
AVERAGE 79 75 4 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 9.09 1907 0.18 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 1.37 -0.73 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 8.55 10.00 -1.45 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 18.91 19.99 -1.08 10.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 10 4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 83 71 12 106  
SINCE MAR 1 416 306 110 318  
SINCE JAN 1 568 346 222 360    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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