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CDUS44 KLCH 160815  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
315 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 89 2:03 PM 95 1933 86 3 90  
MINIMUM 76 3:01 AM 48 1917 67 9 67  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.17 1946 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 2.48 7.73 3.13  
SINCE MAR 1 23.36 11.11 12.25 14.05  
SINCE JAN 1 31.34 21.10 10.24 24.65  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 12 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 81 146 -65 204  
SINCE MAR 1 411 381 30 518  
SINCE JAN 1 487 421 66 566    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 46 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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