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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 85 1:01 PM 95 1956 87 -2 89
MINIMUM 70 4:02 AM 45 1894 68 2 77
AVERAGE 78 78 0 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.56 4.08 2021 0.16 0.40 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 9.44 3.28 6.16 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 16.00 11.91 4.09 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 24.42 21.90 2.52 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 13 13 0 18
MONTH TO DATE 168 207 -39 191
SINCE MAR 1 561 442 119 521
SINCE JAN 1 657 482 175 597
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 67 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1899
2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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