506  
CDUS44 KLCH 290817  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
317 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 2024  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 95 12:10 PM 96 1896 89 6 89  
1953  
1998  
MINIMUM 67 11:25 PM 51 1901 70 -3 71  
AVERAGE 81 79 2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.50 6.87 2014 0.20 1.30 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.13 4.83 1.30 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 17.05 13.46 3.59 9.74  
SINCE JAN 1 27.65 23.45 4.20 20.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 14 2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 430 316 114 369  
SINCE MAR 1 744 551 193 702  
SINCE JAN 1 792 591 201 854    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 98 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 54 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 29 2024...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT  
MAY 30 2024...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 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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