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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         81  10:58 AM  98    1977  89     -8       89
                                      1998
  MINIMUM         69   1:16 AM  50    1984  71     -2       69
  AVERAGE         75                        80     -5       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.21          4.99 1999   0.20   1.01     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    8.78                      5.44   3.34     1.92
  SINCE MAR 1     19.70                     14.07   5.63     9.83
  SINCE JAN 1     30.30                     24.06   6.24    20.19

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           10                        15     -5       14
  MONTH TO DATE  469                       360    109      413
  SINCE MAR 1    783                       595    188      746
  SINCE JAN 1    831                       635    196      898
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     82           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        98      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        54      1903
                                             1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2024...........SUNRISE   6:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:05 PM CDT
JUNE  1 2024..........SUNRISE   6:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:05 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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