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CDUS44 KLCH 082220
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 69 3:59 PM 93 1998 84 -15 84
MINIMUM 65 6:13 AM 45 1898 65 0 62
1917
AVERAGE 67 75 -8 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 2.06 9.09 1907 0.18 1.88 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.06 1.37 3.69 6.20
SINCE MAR 1 11.62 10.00 1.62 19.35
SINCE JAN 1 20.04 19.99 0.05 27.33
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 2 10 -8 8
MONTH TO DATE 27 71 -44 52
SINCE MAR 1 420 306 114 382
SINCE JAN 1 516 346 170 458
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 PM
LOWEST 87 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 94
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1912
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 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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