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CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
1003 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025  
  
VALID TODAY AS OF 1000 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         87        MM  95    2018  86      1       88          
  MINIMUM         77        MM  46    1926  67     10       68          
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       78       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00         10.38 1980   0.16  -0.16     1.27       
  MONTH TO DATE   10.21                      2.64   7.57     4.40       
  SINCE MAR 1     23.36                     11.27  12.09    15.32       
  SINCE JAN 1     31.34                     21.26  10.08    25.92       
  
DEGREE DAYS                                                             
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY           17                        12      5       13          
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       158    -37      217          
  SINCE MAR 1    451                       393     58      531          
  SINCE JAN 1    527                       433     94      579           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     65          11:00 AM                                        
 AVERAGE    78                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      2018                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      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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