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CDUS44 KLCH 220822
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
322 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 81 1:52 PM 96 1899 87 -6 79
2005
MINIMUM 72 11:38 PM 50 1954 69 3 61
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.53 3.28 1983 0.17 0.36 2.68
MONTH TO DATE 9.97 3.45 6.52 12.89
SINCE MAR 1 16.53 12.08 4.45 26.04
SINCE JAN 1 24.95 22.07 2.88 34.02
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 13 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 180 220 -40 196
SINCE MAR 1 573 455 118 526
SINCE JAN 1 669 495 174 602
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 72 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1919
1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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