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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
434 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 79 11:32 AM 95 1894 85 -6 68
MINIMUM 68 11:59 PM 47 1906 66 2 56
AVERAGE 74 75 -1 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.98 4.35 2021 0.16 0.82 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.77 1.87 6.90 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 15.33 10.50 4.83 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 23.75 20.49 3.26 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 10 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 50 101 -51 60
SINCE MAR 1 443 336 107 390
SINCE JAN 1 539 376 163 466
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 79 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 90
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1916
1922
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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