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CDUS44 KLCH 080918
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
418 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 12:44 AM 92 1896 84 -6 77
1952
MINIMUM 60 7:37 AM 44 1898 65 -5 65
AVERAGE 69 74 -5 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.06 2.60 2025 0.17 -0.11 2.60
MONTH TO DATE 3.00 1.19 1.81 6.20
SINCE MAR 1 9.56 9.82 -0.26 19.35
SINCE JAN 1 17.98 19.81 -1.83 27.33
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 10 -6 6
MONTH TO DATE 25 61 -36 44
SINCE MAR 1 418 296 122 374
SINCE JAN 1 514 336 178 450
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 67 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1898
1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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