606  
CDUS44 KLCH 140828  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 87 1:05 PM 93 1920 85 2 89  
2007  
2018  
MINIMUM 68 5:36 PM 44 1895 67 1 75  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.78 2.09 1953 0.15 1.63 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.13 2.18 0.95 1.21  
SINCE MAR 1 14.05 10.81 3.24 9.12  
SINCE JAN 1 24.65 20.80 3.85 19.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 11 2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 178 123 55 157  
SINCE MAR 1 492 358 134 490  
SINCE JAN 1 540 398 142 642    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 45 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 79 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 PM  
LOWEST 77 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 15 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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