370  
CDUS44 KLCH 030835  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 1:06 PM 91 1943 83 -4 83  
1955  
MINIMUM 74 11:59 PM 45 1908 64 10 57  
1925  
AVERAGE 77 73 4 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.31 2.88 1923 0.17 0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.34 -0.03 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 11.23 8.97 2.26 7.91  
SINCE JAN 1 21.83 18.96 2.87 18.27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 8 4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 23 16 7 11  
SINCE MAR 1 337 251 86 344  
SINCE JAN 1 385 291 94 496    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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