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CDUS44 KLCH 242230
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 80 3:16 PM 97 1896 88 -8 87
MINIMUM 68 5:12 AM 53 1931 69 -1 70
AVERAGE 74 78 -4 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.32 1968 0.21 -0.21 0.71
MONTH TO DATE 10.76 4.04 6.72 13.88
SINCE MAR 1 17.32 12.67 4.65 27.03
SINCE JAN 1 25.74 22.66 3.08 35.01
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 9 14 -5 14
MONTH TO DATE 210 260 -50 238
SINCE MAR 1 603 495 108 568
SINCE JAN 1 699 535 164 644
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM
LOWEST 79 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 95 1893
1941
2010
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 52 1940
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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