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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
630 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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   4:00 PM  96    1899  87      1       82
                                      2005
  MINIMUM         74        MM  50    1954  69      5       69
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY           MM             3.28 1983   0.17  MM        0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.63                      3.45   1.18     1.83
  SINCE MAR 1     15.55                     12.08   3.47     9.74
  SINCE JAN 1     26.15                     22.07   4.08    20.10

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           16                        13      3       11
  MONTH TO DATE  294                       220     74      277
  SINCE MAR 1    608                       455    153      610
  SINCE JAN 1    656                       495    161      762
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     63           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        97      2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        50      1919
                                             1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 PM CDT
MAY 22 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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