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CDUS44 KLCH 190809
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
309 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 90 2:57 PM 94 1988 87 3 88
1998
2018
MINIMUM 71 6:09 AM 53 1893 68 3 70
1945
AVERAGE 81 77 4 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.78 1953 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 2.96 1.67 1.74
SINCE MAR 1 15.55 11.59 3.96 9.65
SINCE JAN 1 26.15 21.58 4.57 20.01
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 14
MONTH TO DATE 243 182 61 232
SINCE MAR 1 557 417 140 565
SINCE JAN 1 605 457 148 717
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 55 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1899
1956
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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