792  
CDUS44 KLCH 022215  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
515 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 82 10:45 AM 91 1943 83 -1 79  
1955  
MINIMUM 70 2:37 AM 45 1908 64 6 74  
1925  
AVERAGE 76 73 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.88 1923 0.17 -0.16 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.34 -0.03 0.31  
SINCE MAR 1 13.46 8.97 4.49 11.23  
SINCE JAN 1 21.44 18.96 2.48 21.83  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 11 8 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 20 16 4 23  
SINCE MAR 1 350 251 99 337  
SINCE JAN 1 426 291 135 385    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 42 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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