399  
CDUS44 KLCH 062230  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
530 PM CDT MON MAY 06 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 1:40 PM 92 1895 84 3 79  
1920  
MINIMUM 71 1:59 AM 48 1954 65 6 68  
1957  
2013  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.15 1935 0.17 -0.17 0.60  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 1.02 0.14 0.61  
SINCE MAR 1 12.08 9.65 2.43 8.52  
SINCE JAN 1 22.68 19.64 3.04 18.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 14 9 5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 72 51 21 57  
SINCE MAR 1 386 286 100 390  
SINCE JAN 1 434 326 108 542    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1896  
1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 44 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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