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CDUS44 KLCH 092227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
527 PM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 89 1:19 PM 93 1912 84 5 85  
MINIMUM 79 5:20 AM 46 1917 66 13 71  
AVERAGE 84 75 9 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.97 1900 0.17 -0.16 0.54  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 1.54 -0.37 1.18  
SINCE MAR 1 12.09 10.17 1.92 9.09  
SINCE JAN 1 22.69 20.16 2.53 19.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 10 9 13  
MONTH TO DATE 128 81 47 96  
SINCE MAR 1 442 316 126 429  
SINCE JAN 1 490 356 134 581    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 1894  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 44 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2024...........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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