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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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