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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
521 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 71 6:27 AM 93 1912 84 -13 74
MINIMUM 66 9:04 AM 46 1917 66 0 64
AVERAGE 69 75 -6 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.58 4.01 2025 0.17 1.41 4.01
MONTH TO DATE 6.65 1.54 5.11 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 13.21 10.17 3.04 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 21.63 20.16 1.47 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 4 10 -6 4
MONTH TO DATE 32 81 -49 56
SINCE MAR 1 425 316 109 386
SINCE JAN 1 521 356 165 462
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
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 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 93 7:00 AM
AVERAGE 95
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 1894
1927
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1906
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 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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