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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         88   3:41 PM  97    2005  87      1       86
  MINIMUM         76   5:46 AM  50    1919  69      7       68
                                      1954
  AVERAGE         82                        78      4       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          5.07 2008   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.63                      3.64   0.99     1.83
  SINCE MAR 1     15.55                     12.27   3.28     9.74
  SINCE JAN 1     26.15                     22.26   3.89    20.10

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           17                        13      4       12
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       233     79      289
  SINCE MAR 1    626                       468    158      622
  SINCE JAN 1    674                       508    166      774
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     66           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1902
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      2001
                                             2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:00 PM CDT
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:00 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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