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CDUS44 KLCH 212226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 79 12:45 AM 96 1899 87 -8 89
2005
MINIMUM 61 8:29 AM 50 1954 69 -8 74
AVERAGE 70 78 -8 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 2.68 3.28 1983 0.17 2.51 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 12.89 3.45 9.44 4.63
SINCE MAR 1 26.04 12.08 13.96 15.55
SINCE JAN 1 34.02 22.07 11.95 26.15
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 5 13 -8 17
MONTH TO DATE 196 220 -24 295
SINCE MAR 1 526 455 71 609
SINCE JAN 1 602 495 107 657
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 9:00 AM
LOWEST 74 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1919
1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 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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