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CDUS44 KLCH 150813  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
313 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 4:22 PM 96 1899 86 1 90  
MINIMUM 67 4:31 AM 50 1931 67 0 74  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.29 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.13 2.33 0.80 1.21  
SINCE MAR 1 14.05 10.96 3.09 9.12  
SINCE JAN 1 24.65 20.95 3.70 19.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 11 1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 190 134 56 174  
SINCE MAR 1 504 369 135 507  
SINCE JAN 1 552 409 143 659    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
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 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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