960  
CDUS44 KLCH 052244  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
544 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 84 2:28 PM 94 1952 83 1 89  
MINIMUM 73 3:58 AM 44 1954 64 9 73  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.61 1969 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 0.85 0.31 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 12.08 9.48 2.60 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 22.68 19.47 3.21 18.28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 14 9 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 58 42 16 48  
SINCE MAR 1 372 277 95 381  
SINCE JAN 1 420 317 103 533    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1895  
1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1954  
1957  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 6:20 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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