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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
322 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 85 2:28 PM 92 1895 84 1 80
1920
MINIMUM 73 2:21 AM 48 1954 65 8 66
1957
2013
AVERAGE 79 74 5 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.15 1935 0.17 -0.17 1.90
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.02 1.92 3.60
SINCE MAR 1 9.50 9.65 -0.15 16.75
SINCE JAN 1 17.92 19.64 -1.72 24.73
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 9 5 8
MONTH TO DATE 21 51 -30 38
SINCE MAR 1 414 286 128 368
SINCE JAN 1 510 326 184 444
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 6:00 AM
LOWEST 72 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1896
1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 44 1898
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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