Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
543 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         90  12:30 PM  98    1902  88      2       90
  MINIMUM         77   6:29 AM  54    2001  69      8       68
                                      2002
  AVERAGE         84                        78      6       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          6.07 1927   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.63                      3.83   0.80     1.83
  SINCE MAR 1     15.55                     12.46   3.09     9.74
  SINCE JAN 1     26.15                     22.45   3.70    20.10

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           19                        13      6       14
  MONTH TO DATE  331                       246     85      303
  SINCE MAR 1    645                       481    164      636
  SINCE JAN 1    693                       521    172      788
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     66           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        97      1896
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:00 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 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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