906  
CDUS44 KLCH 072230  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 2:35 PM 92 1896 84 3 85  
1952  
MINIMUM 79 6:41 AM 44 1898 65 14 68  
AVERAGE 83 74 9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1976 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 1.19 -0.03 0.61  
SINCE MAR 1 12.08 9.82 2.26 8.52  
SINCE JAN 1 22.68 19.81 2.87 18.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 18 10 8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 90 61 29 69  
SINCE MAR 1 404 296 108 402  
SINCE JAN 1 452 336 116 554    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1898  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 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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