826  
CDUS44 KLCH 092242  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
542 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 74 5:37 AM 93 1912 84 -10 89  
MINIMUM 65 3:16 PM 46 1917 66 -1 79  
AVERAGE 70 75 -5 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 4.00R 1.97 1900 0.17 3.83 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 10.20 1.54 8.66 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 23.35 10.17 13.18 12.09  
SINCE JAN 1 31.33 20.16 11.17 22.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 5 10 -5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 57 81 -24 128  
SINCE MAR 1 387 316 71 442  
SINCE JAN 1 463 356 107 490    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 87 5:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 1894  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 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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