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CDUS44 KLCH 040808
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
308 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 78 3:39 PM 94 1943 83 -5 80
MINIMUM 50 4:00 AM 42 1929 64 -14 64
AVERAGE 64 73 -9 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.41 2017 0.17 -0.17 0.09
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 0.51 2.43 1.63
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 9.14 0.36 14.78
SINCE JAN 1 17.92 19.13 -1.21 22.76
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 7
MONTH TO DATE 0 24 -24 25
SINCE MAR 1 393 259 134 355
SINCE JAN 1 489 299 190 431
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM
LOWEST 26 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 44 1921
1954
2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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