CDUS44 KLCH 080918
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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
418 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78  12:44 AM  92    1896  84     -6       77        
                                      1952                           
  MINIMUM         60   7:37 AM  44    1898  65     -5       65        
  AVERAGE         69                        74     -5       71     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.60 2025   0.17  -0.11     2.60     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.00                      1.19   1.81     6.20     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.56                      9.82  -0.26    19.35     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.98                     19.81  -1.83    27.33     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6        6        
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        61    -36       44        
  SINCE MAR 1    418                       296    122      374        
  SINCE JAN 1    514                       336    178      450        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           3:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     67           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    82                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1998                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1898                      
                                             1917                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT     
MAY  9 2026...........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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