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CDUS44 KLCH 150830
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
330 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 87 2:25 PM 96 1899 86 1 86
MINIMUM 66 5:34 AM 50 1931 67 -1 72
AVERAGE 77 76 1 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.29 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.88 2.33 6.55 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 15.44 10.96 4.48 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 23.86 20.95 2.91 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 11 1 14
MONTH TO DATE 82 134 -52 86
SINCE MAR 1 475 369 106 416
SINCE JAN 1 571 409 162 492
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 50 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1933
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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