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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
532 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2024

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         87   1:05 PM  93    1920  85      2       89        
                                      2007                           
                                      2018                           
  MINIMUM         75  12:15 AM  44    1895  67      8       75        
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       82     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.05          2.09 1953   0.15  -0.10     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      2.18  -0.78     1.21     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.32                     10.81   1.51     9.12     
  SINCE JAN 1     22.92                     20.80   2.12    19.48     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        11      5       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       123     58      157        
  SINCE MAR 1    495                       358    137      490        
  SINCE JAN 1    543                       398    145      642        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           3:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     77          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    87                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1899                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1931                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   6:15 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM CDT     
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE   6:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 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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