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CDUS44 KLCH 172226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 88 2:21 PM 95 2018 86 2 78
MINIMUM 77 6:25 AM 50 1926 68 9 71
AVERAGE 83 77 6 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 6.37 2021 0.16 -0.16 0.23
MONTH TO DATE 10.21 2.80 7.41 4.63
SINCE MAR 1 23.36 11.43 11.93 15.55
SINCE JAN 1 31.34 21.42 9.92 26.15
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 18 12 6 10
MONTH TO DATE 139 170 -31 227
SINCE MAR 1 469 405 64 541
SINCE JAN 1 545 445 100 589
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM
LOWEST 63 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1988
1998
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1893
1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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