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CDUS44 KLCH 260811
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
311 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 1:49 PM 95 1893 88 -3 89
1941
2010
MINIMUM 70 11:48 PM 52 1940 70 0 73
AVERAGE 78 79 -1 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.44 1986 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 10.76 4.23 6.53 13.88
SINCE MAR 1 17.32 12.86 4.46 27.03
SINCE JAN 1 25.74 22.85 2.89 35.01
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 13 14 -1 16
MONTH TO DATE 223 274 -51 254
SINCE MAR 1 616 509 107 584
SINCE JAN 1 712 549 163 660
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 1901
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 50 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
MAY 27 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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