Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
523 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         80  11:20 AM  93    1916  85     -5       89
                                      1922
                                      2022
  MINIMUM         69   5:45 AM  44    1924  66      3       77
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.15          6.86 2004   0.16  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      2.03  -0.71     1.20
  SINCE MAR 1     12.24                     10.66   1.58     9.11
  SINCE JAN 1     22.84                     20.65   2.19    19.47

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           10                        11     -1       18
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       112     53      140
  SINCE MAR 1    479                       347    132      473
  SINCE JAN 1    527                       387    140      625
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           2:00 PM
 LOWEST     69          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1920
                                             2007
                                             2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        44      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:53 PM CDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   6:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 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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