Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         87   1:28 PM  95    1952  83      4       88
  MINIMUM         69   4:54 AM  44    1921  64      5       62
                                      1954
                                      2013
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.73 1944   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      0.68   0.48     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                      9.31   2.77     7.91
  SINCE JAN 1     22.68                     19.30   3.38    18.27

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           13                         9      4       10
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        33     11       32
  SINCE MAR 1    358                       268     90      365
  SINCE JAN 1    406                       308     98      517
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     63           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:22 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 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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