357  
CDUS44 KLCH 172224  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 78 1:20 PM 95 2018 86 -8 85  
MINIMUM 71 12:27 AM 50 1926 68 3 73  
AVERAGE 75 77 -2 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 6.37 2021 0.16 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.44 2.80 1.64 1.74  
SINCE MAR 1 15.36 11.43 3.93 9.65  
SINCE JAN 1 25.96 21.42 4.54 20.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 10 12 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 227 170 57 218  
SINCE MAR 1 541 405 136 551  
SINCE JAN 1 589 445 144 703    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1988  
1998  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1893  
1945  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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