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CDUS44 KLCH 230849  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
349 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 88 4:59 PM 97 2005 87 1 88  
MINIMUM 67 5:30 AM 50 1919 69 -2 76  
1954  
AVERAGE 78 78 0 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.07 2008 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 12.89 3.64 9.25 4.63  
SINCE MAR 1 26.04 12.27 13.77 15.55  
SINCE JAN 1 34.02 22.26 11.76 26.15  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 13 0 17  
MONTH TO DATE 209 233 -24 312  
SINCE MAR 1 539 468 71 626  
SINCE JAN 1 615 508 107 674    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 2001  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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