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CDUS44 KLCH 122227
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 83 3:44 PM 93 1916 85 -2 76
1922
2022
MINIMUM 66 4:46 AM 44 1924 66 0 60
AVERAGE 75 76 -1 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.11 6.86 2004 0.16 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.88 2.03 6.85 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 15.44 10.66 4.78 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 23.86 20.65 3.21 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 10 11 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 60 112 -52 63
SINCE MAR 1 453 347 106 393
SINCE JAN 1 549 387 162 469
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1920
2007
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 44 1895
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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