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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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