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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         88   3:11 PM  94    1899  87      1       85        
                                      1956                           
                                      1998                           
  MINIMUM         77  11:59 PM  50    2002  68      9       77        
  AVERAGE         83                        77      6       81     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             3.45 1929   0.16  -0.16     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.88                      3.12   5.76    10.21     
  SINCE MAR 1     15.44                     11.75   3.69    23.36     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.86                     21.74   2.12    31.34     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       16        
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       194    -39      173        
  SINCE MAR 1    548                       429    119      503        
  SINCE JAN 1    644                       469    175      579        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           6:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     63           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    79                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        95      1956                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        45      1894                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT     
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 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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