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CDUS44 KLCH 082226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 88 12:50 PM 93 1998 84 4 84  
MINIMUM 79 6:30 AM 45 1898 65 14 74  
1917  
AVERAGE 84 75 9 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 9.09 1907 0.18 -0.18 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.16 1.37 -0.21 0.64  
SINCE MAR 1 12.08 10.00 2.08 8.55  
SINCE JAN 1 22.68 19.99 2.69 18.91  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 10 9 14  
MONTH TO DATE 109 71 38 83  
SINCE MAR 1 423 306 117 416  
SINCE JAN 1 471 346 125 568    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 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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