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CDUS44 KLCH 092225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 85 11:59 AM 93 1912 84 1 90  
MINIMUM 73 2:13 PM 46 1917 66 7 72  
AVERAGE 79 75 4 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.54 1.97 1900 0.17 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 1.54 -0.36 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 9.09 10.17 -1.08 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 20.16 -0.71 10.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 14 10 4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 97 81 16 122  
SINCE MAR 1 430 316 114 334  
SINCE JAN 1 582 356 226 376    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 1894  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1906  
 
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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