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CDUS44 KLCH 100928
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
428 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 71 6:27 AM 93 1912 84 -13 74
MINIMUM 65 11:59 PM 46 1917 66 -1 64
AVERAGE 68 75 -7 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.59 4.01 2025 0.17 1.42 4.01
MONTH TO DATE 6.66 1.54 5.12 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 13.22 10.17 3.05 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 21.64 20.16 1.48 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 10 -7 4
MONTH TO DATE 31 81 -50 56
SINCE MAR 1 424 316 108 386
SINCE JAN 1 520 356 164 462
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM
LOWEST 93 7:00 AM
AVERAGE 95
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 1894
1927
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1906
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 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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