100  
CDUS44 KLCH 220832  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
332 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1919  
1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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