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CDUS44 KLCH 192230
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 85 3:39 PM 94 1899 87 -2 92
1956
1998
MINIMUM 77 6:25 AM 50 2002 68 9 71
AVERAGE 81 77 4 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.45 1929 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 3.12 7.09 4.63
SINCE MAR 1 23.36 11.75 11.61 15.55
SINCE JAN 1 31.34 21.74 9.60 26.15
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 16 12 4 17
MONTH TO DATE 173 194 -21 260
SINCE MAR 1 503 429 74 574
SINCE JAN 1 579 469 110 622
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 6:00 AM
LOWEST 67 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 45 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 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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