Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         91   2:37 PM  95    1956  87      4       93
  MINIMUM         74   5:53 AM  45    1894  68      6       73
  AVERAGE         83                        78      5       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.08 2021   0.16  -0.16     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    4.63                      3.28   1.35     1.83
  SINCE MAR 1     15.55                     11.91   3.64     9.74
  SINCE JAN 1     26.15                     21.90   4.25    20.10

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           18                        13      5       18
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       207     71      266
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       442    150      599
  SINCE JAN 1    640                       482    158      751
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1899
                                             2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        50      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 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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