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CDUS44 KLCH 200828  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 8.7  
 
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 88 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 45 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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