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CDUS44 KLCH 170817
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
317 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 87 12:57 PM 95 2018 86 1 88
MINIMUM 77 11:59 PM 46 1926 67 10 68
AVERAGE 82 77 5 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 10:00 PM
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 1926
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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