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CDUS44 KLCH 170831
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
331 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 3:19 PM 95 2018 86 -1 87
MINIMUM 69 5:58 AM 46 1926 67 2 77
AVERAGE 77 77 0 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 10.38 1980 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.88 2.64 6.24 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 15.44 11.27 4.17 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 23.86 21.26 2.60 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 12 0 17
MONTH TO DATE 107 158 -51 121
SINCE MAR 1 500 393 107 451
SINCE JAN 1 596 433 163 527
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 59 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 1926
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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