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CDUS44 KLCH 132232  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
532 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 87 1:05 PM 93 1920 85 2 89  
2007  
2018  
MINIMUM 75 12:15 AM 44 1895 67 8 75  
AVERAGE 81 76 5 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 2.09 1953 0.15 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 2.18 -0.78 1.21  
SINCE MAR 1 12.32 10.81 1.51 9.12  
SINCE JAN 1 22.92 20.80 2.12 19.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 16 11 5 17  
MONTH TO DATE 181 123 58 157  
SINCE MAR 1 495 358 137 490  
SINCE JAN 1 543 398 145 642    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1931  
 
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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