Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         87   2:35 PM  92    1896  84      3       85
                                      1952
  MINIMUM         79   6:41 AM  44    1898  65     14       68
  AVERAGE         83                        74      9       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.04 1976   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.19  -0.03     0.61
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                      9.82   2.26     8.52
  SINCE JAN 1     22.68                     19.81   2.87    18.88

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           18                        10      8       12
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        61     29       69
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       296    108      402
  SINCE JAN 1    452                       336    116      554
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     72           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1898
                                             1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 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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