312  
CDUS44 KLCH 090841  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
341 AM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2024
 
 
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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
YESTERDAY 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    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page Main Text Page