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CDUS44 KLCH 152225
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
525 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 87 1:29 PM 95 1933 86 1 89
MINIMUM 68 4:45 AM 48 1917 67 1 76
AVERAGE 78 76 2 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.17 1946 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.88 2.48 6.40 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 15.44 11.11 4.33 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 23.86 21.10 2.76 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 13 12 1 18
MONTH TO DATE 95 146 -51 104
SINCE MAR 1 488 381 107 434
SINCE JAN 1 584 421 163 510
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 51 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 46 1926
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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