409  
CDUS44 KLCH 302216  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
516 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 90 2:59 PM 98 1998 89 1 87  
MINIMUM 73 3:05 AM 52 1984 71 2 72  
AVERAGE 82 80 2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.46 1979 0.21 -0.21 0.30  
MONTH TO DATE 11.56 5.24 6.32 14.91  
SINCE MAR 1 18.12 13.87 4.25 28.06  
SINCE JAN 1 26.54 23.86 2.68 36.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 17 15 2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 296 345 -49 328  
SINCE MAR 1 689 580 109 658  
SINCE JAN 1 785 620 165 734    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 98 1977  
1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 50 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT  
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 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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