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CDUS44 KLCH 102213
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
513 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 85 3:16 PM 94 1894 85 0 78
1927
MINIMUM 65 12:19 AM 44 1906 66 -1 59
AVERAGE 75 75 0 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.09 1907 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.66 1.71 4.95 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 13.22 10.34 2.88 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 21.64 20.33 1.31 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 10 10 0 4
MONTH TO DATE 41 91 -50 60
SINCE MAR 1 434 326 108 390
SINCE JAN 1 530 366 164 466
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 65 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1906
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 11 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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