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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
314 AM CDT THU MAY 02 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88   2:31 PM  93    1901  82      6       83
  MINIMUM         63   5:49 AM  42    1925  63      0       59
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.45 1957   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     10.92                      8.80   2.12     7.91
  SINCE JAN 1     21.52                     18.79   2.73    18.27

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     83                       174    -91      102
  SINCE JUL 1   1105                      1375   -270     1025

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        6
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         8      3        6
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       243     82      339
  SINCE JAN 1    373                       283     90      491
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     59           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        91      1943
                                             1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1908
                                             1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 PM CDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 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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