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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
523 PM CDT THU MAY 02 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         79   1:06 PM  91    1943  83     -4       83
                                      1955
  MINIMUM         75   1:52 AM  45    1908  64     11       57
                                      1925
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.30          2.88 1923   0.17   0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.34  -0.04     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     11.22                      8.97   2.25     7.91
  SINCE JAN 1     21.82                     18.96   2.86    18.27

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         8      4        5
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        16      7       11
  SINCE MAR 1    337                       251     86      344
  SINCE JAN 1    385                       291     94      496
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     87           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        42      1929


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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