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CDUS44 KLCH 202226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 91 2:37 PM 95 1956 87 4 93  
MINIMUM 74 5:53 AM 45 1894 68 6 73  
AVERAGE 83 78 5 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.08 2021 0.16 -0.16 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 3.28 1.35 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 15.55 11.91 3.64 9.74  
SINCE JAN 1 26.15 21.90 4.25 20.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 18 13 5 18  
MONTH TO DATE 278 207 71 266  
SINCE MAR 1 592 442 150 599  
SINCE JAN 1 640 482 158 751    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
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 42 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1899  
2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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