896  
CDUS44 KLCH 060835  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 78 3:16 PM 94 1952 83 -5 84  
MINIMUM 57 4:51 AM 44 1954 64 -7 73  
AVERAGE 68 74 -6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.61 1969 0.17 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 0.85 0.85 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 14.85 9.48 5.37 12.08  
SINCE JAN 1 22.83 19.47 3.36 22.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 9 -6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 30 42 -12 58  
SINCE MAR 1 360 277 83 372  
SINCE JAN 1 436 317 119 420    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1895  
1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1954  
1957  
2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2025...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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