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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA

319 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         77   4:20 PM  95    1952  83     -6       78        

  MINIMUM         52   5:38 AM  44    1921  64    -12       56        

                                      1954                           

                                      2013                           

  AVERAGE         65                        74     -9       67     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1944   0.17  -0.17     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      0.68   2.26     1.63     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                      9.31   0.19    14.78     

  SINCE JAN 1     17.92                     19.30  -1.38    22.76     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        2        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                        33    -33       27        

  SINCE MAR 1    393                       268    125      357        

  SINCE JAN 1    489                       308    181      433        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST   100           4:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     38           9:00 AM                                      

 AVERAGE    69                                                        



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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1952                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1954                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   6:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT     

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   6:21 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 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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