Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
317 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         87  12:57 PM  95    2018  86      1       88
  MINIMUM         77  11:59 PM  46    1926  67     10       68
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00         10.38 1980   0.16  -0.16     1.27
  MONTH TO DATE   10.21                      2.64   7.57     4.40
  SINCE MAR 1     23.36                     11.27  12.09    15.32
  SINCE JAN 1     31.34                     21.26  10.08    25.92

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       13
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       158    -37      217
  SINCE MAR 1    451                       393     58      531
  SINCE JAN 1    527                       433     94      579
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          10:00 PM
 LOWEST     65          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:56 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 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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