845  
CDUS44 KLCH 120826  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
326 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 85 3:09 PM 95 1894 85 0 87  
MINIMUM 67 6:05 AM 47 1906 66 1 75  
AVERAGE 76 75 1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.35 2021 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 1.87 -0.70 1.20  
SINCE MAR 1 12.09 10.50 1.59 9.11  
SINCE JAN 1 22.69 20.49 2.20 19.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 10 1 16  
MONTH TO DATE 155 101 54 122  
SINCE MAR 1 469 336 133 455  
SINCE JAN 1 517 376 141 607    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1916  
1922  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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