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CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
312 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 74 7:31 AM 98 1902 88 -14 89
MINIMUM 68 11:59 PM 54 2001 69 -1 71
2002
AVERAGE 71 78 -7 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.79 6.07 1927 0.19 0.60 0.28
MONTH TO DATE 10.76 3.83 6.93 13.17
SINCE MAR 1 17.32 12.46 4.86 26.32
SINCE JAN 1 25.74 22.45 3.29 34.30
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 13 -7 15
MONTH TO DATE 201 246 -45 224
SINCE MAR 1 594 481 113 554
SINCE JAN 1 690 521 169 630
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 6:00 PM
LOWEST 82 7:00 AM
AVERAGE 90
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
MAY 25 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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