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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT WED MAY 08 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         88  12:50 PM  93    1998  84      4       84
  MINIMUM         79   6:30 AM  45    1898  65     14       74
                                      1917
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          9.09 1907   0.18  -0.18     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.37  -0.21     0.64
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                     10.00   2.08     8.55
  SINCE JAN 1     22.68                     19.99   2.69    18.91

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           19                        10      9       14
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        71     38       83
  SINCE MAR 1    423                       306    117      416
  SINCE JAN 1    471                       346    125      568
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     70          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1912
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   6:18 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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