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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
519 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 4:00 PM 93 1920 85 0 85
2007
2018
MINIMUM 64 MM 44 1895 67 -3 62
AVERAGE 75 76 -1 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.09 1953 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.88 2.18 6.70 10.21
SINCE MAR 1 15.44 10.81 4.63 23.36
SINCE JAN 1 23.86 20.80 3.06 31.34
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 10 11 -1 9
MONTH TO DATE 70 123 -53 72
SINCE MAR 1 463 358 105 402
SINCE JAN 1 559 398 161 478
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 39 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1899
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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