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CDUS44 KLCH 082234  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
534 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 84 3:54 PM 93 1998 84 0 88  
MINIMUM 62 3:23 AM 45 1898 65 -3 79  
1917  
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 9.09 1907 0.18 -0.18 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.20 1.37 4.83 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 19.35 10.00 9.35 12.08  
SINCE JAN 1 27.33 19.99 7.34 22.68  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 8 10 -2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 52 71 -19 109  
SINCE MAR 1 382 306 76 423  
SINCE JAN 1 458 346 112 471    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 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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