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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 81 1:52 PM 96 1899 87 -6 79
2005
MINIMUM 72 7:14 AM 50 1954 69 3 61
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.11 3.28 1983 0.17 -0.06 2.68
MONTH TO DATE 9.55 3.45 6.10 12.89
SINCE MAR 1 16.11 12.08 4.03 26.04
SINCE JAN 1 24.53 22.07 2.46 34.02
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 12 13 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 180 220 -40 196
SINCE MAR 1 573 455 118 526
SINCE JAN 1 669 495 174 602
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 72 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 50 1919
1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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