860  
CDUS44 KLCH 042225  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 1:28 PM 95 1952 83 4 88  
MINIMUM 69 4:54 AM 44 1921 64 5 62  
1954  
2013  
AVERAGE 78 74 4 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.73 1944 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 0.68 0.48 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.08 9.31 2.77 7.91  
SINCE JAN 1 22.68 19.30 3.38 18.27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 13 9 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 44 33 11 32  
SINCE MAR 1 358 268 90 365  
SINCE JAN 1 406 308 98 517    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 44 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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