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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
309 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         90   2:57 PM  94    1988  87      3       88
                                      1998
                                      2018
  MINIMUM         71   6:09 AM  53    1893  68      3       70
                                      1945
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.78 1953   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.63                      2.96   1.67     1.74
  SINCE MAR 1     15.55                     11.59   3.96     9.65
  SINCE JAN 1     26.15                     21.58   4.57    20.01

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4       14
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       182     61      232
  SINCE MAR 1    557                       417    140      565
  SINCE JAN 1    605                       457    148      717
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     55           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1899
                                             1956
                                             1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 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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