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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         90   3:48 PM  95    1933  86      4       92
  MINIMUM         67   5:38 AM  48    1917  67      0       70
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.17 1946   0.15  -0.15     0.53
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      2.48   0.65     1.74
  SINCE MAR 1     14.05                     11.11   2.94     9.65
  SINCE JAN 1     24.65                     21.10   3.55    20.01

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                        12      2       16
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       146     58      190
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       381    137      523
  SINCE JAN 1    566                       421    145      675
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     40           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        46      1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:56 PM CDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 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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