776  
CDUS44 KLCH 222227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 88 3:41 PM 97 2005 87 1 86  
MINIMUM 76 5:46 AM 50 1919 69 7 68  
1954  
AVERAGE 82 78 4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.07 2008 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 3.64 0.99 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 15.55 12.27 3.28 9.74  
SINCE JAN 1 26.15 22.26 3.89 20.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 17 13 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 312 233 79 289  
SINCE MAR 1 626 468 158 622  
SINCE JAN 1 674 508 166 774    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 2001  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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