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CDUS44 KLCH 182229
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
529 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 88 3:17 PM 94 1988 87 1 90
1998
2018
MINIMUM 77 6:28 AM 53 1893 68 9 71
1945
AVERAGE 83 77 6 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.78 1953 0.16 -0.16 T
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 2.96 7.25 4.63
SINCE MAR 1 23.36 11.59 11.77 15.55
SINCE JAN 1 31.34 21.58 9.76 26.15
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 18 12 6 16
MONTH TO DATE 157 182 -25 243
SINCE MAR 1 487 417 70 557
SINCE JAN 1 563 457 106 605
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 4:00 AM
LOWEST 57 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1899
1956
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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