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CDUS44 KLCH 110828  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 90 2:29 PM 94 1894 85 5 81  
1927  
MINIMUM 71 11:19 PM 44 1906 66 5 69  
AVERAGE 81 75 6 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.09 1907 0.17 -0.17 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 1.71 -0.54 1.20  
SINCE MAR 1 12.09 10.34 1.75 9.11  
SINCE JAN 1 22.69 20.33 2.36 19.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 10 6 10  
MONTH TO DATE 144 91 53 106  
SINCE MAR 1 458 326 132 439  
SINCE JAN 1 506 366 140 591    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1894  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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