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CDUS44 KLCH 242252  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
552 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 3:35 PM 97 1896 88 2 87  
MINIMUM 80 6:19 AM 53 1931 69 11 69  
AVERAGE 85 78 7 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.32 1968 0.21 -0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 4.04 0.59 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 15.55 12.67 2.88 9.74  
SINCE JAN 1 26.15 22.66 3.49 20.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 20 14 6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 351 260 91 316  
SINCE MAR 1 665 495 170 649  
SINCE JAN 1 713 535 178 801    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
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 94 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 95 1893  
1941  
2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 52 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
MAY 25 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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