675  
CDUS44 KLCH 080827  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
327 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 77 5:12 PM 92 1896 84 -7 87  
1952  
MINIMUM 65 11:59 PM 44 1898 65 0 79  
AVERAGE 71 74 -3 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.60R 2.04 1976 0.17 2.43 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.20 1.19 5.01 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 19.35 9.82 9.53 12.08  
SINCE JAN 1 27.33 19.81 7.52 22.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 10 -4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 44 61 -17 90  
SINCE MAR 1 374 296 78 404  
SINCE JAN 1 450 336 114 452    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 60 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1898  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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