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CDUS44 KLCH 192218  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
518 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 92 3:20 PM 94 1899 87 5 92  
1956  
1998  
MINIMUM 71 5:15 AM 50 2002 68 3 70  
AVERAGE 82 77 5 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.45 1929 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 3.12 1.51 1.74  
SINCE MAR 1 15.55 11.75 3.80 9.65  
SINCE JAN 1 26.15 21.74 4.41 20.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 17 12 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 260 194 66 248  
SINCE MAR 1 574 429 145 581  
SINCE JAN 1 622 469 153 733    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 45 1894  
 
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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