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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
328 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         87   1:05 PM  93    1920  85      2       89
                                      2007
                                      2018
  MINIMUM         68   5:36 PM  44    1895  67      1       75
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.78          2.09 1953   0.15   1.63     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      2.18   0.95     1.21
  SINCE MAR 1     14.05                     10.81   3.24     9.12
  SINCE JAN 1     24.65                     20.80   3.85    19.48

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       17
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       123     55      157
  SINCE MAR 1    492                       358    134      490
  SINCE JAN 1    540                       398    142      642
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    79   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           5:00 PM
 LOWEST     77          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1899
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE   6:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM CDT
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   6:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 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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