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CDUS44 KLCH 152230  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
530 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 90 3:48 PM 95 1933 86 4 92  
MINIMUM 67 5:38 AM 48 1917 67 0 70  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.17 1946 0.15 -0.15 0.53  
MONTH TO DATE 3.13 2.48 0.65 1.74  
SINCE MAR 1 14.05 11.11 2.94 9.65  
SINCE JAN 1 24.65 21.10 3.55 20.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 14 12 2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 204 146 58 190  
SINCE MAR 1 518 381 137 523  
SINCE JAN 1 566 421 145 675    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 46 1926  
 
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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