761  
CDUS44 KLCH 130825  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
325 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 80 11:20 AM 93 1916 85 -5 89  
1922  
2022  
MINIMUM 69 5:45 AM 44 1924 66 3 77  
AVERAGE 75 76 -1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 6.86 2004 0.16 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.03 -0.68 1.20  
SINCE MAR 1 12.27 10.66 1.61 9.11  
SINCE JAN 1 22.87 20.65 2.22 19.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 11 -1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 165 112 53 140  
SINCE MAR 1 479 347 132 473  
SINCE JAN 1 527 387 140 625    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 69 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1920  
2007  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 44 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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