468  
CDUS44 KLCH 040824  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
324 AM CDT SUN MAY 04 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 4:42 PM 94 1943 83 -3 78  
MINIMUM 64 11:59 PM 42 1929 64 0 67  
AVERAGE 72 73 -1 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 6.41 2017 0.17 -0.08 0.85  
MONTH TO DATE 1.63 0.51 1.12 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 14.78 9.14 5.64 12.08  
SINCE JAN 1 22.76 19.13 3.63 22.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 8 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 25 24 1 31  
SINCE MAR 1 355 259 96 345  
SINCE JAN 1 431 299 132 393    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 44 1921  
1954  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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