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CDUS44 KLCH 052317
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
617 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 82 3:00 PM 94 1952 83 -1 78
MINIMUM 62 MM 44 1954 64 -2 57
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY MM 1.61 1969 0.17 MM 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 0.85 2.09 1.70
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 9.48 0.02 14.85
SINCE JAN 1 17.92 19.47 -1.55 22.83
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 7 9 -2 3
MONTH TO DATE 7 42 -35 30
SINCE MAR 1 400 277 123 360
SINCE JAN 1 496 317 179 436
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1895
1920
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1954
1957
2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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