835  
CDUS44 KLCH 232243  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
543 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 90 12:30 PM 98 1902 88 2 90  
MINIMUM 77 6:29 AM 54 2001 69 8 68  
2002  
AVERAGE 84 78 6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.07 1927 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 3.83 0.80 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 15.55 12.46 3.09 9.74  
SINCE JAN 1 26.15 22.45 3.70 20.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 13 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 331 246 85 303  
SINCE MAR 1 645 481 164 636  
SINCE JAN 1 693 521 172 788    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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