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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
344 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         92   4:43 PM  94    1899  87      5       92
                                      1956
                                      1998
  MINIMUM         71   5:15 AM  50    2002  68      3       70
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1929   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.63                      3.12   1.51     1.74
  SINCE MAR 1     15.55                     11.75   3.80     9.65
  SINCE JAN 1     26.15                     21.74   4.41    20.01

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       16
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       194     66      248
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       429    145      581
  SINCE JAN 1    622                       469    153      733
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        95      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        45      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 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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