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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA

316 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026



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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         82   2:57 PM  94    1952  83     -1       78        

  MINIMUM         62   4:34 AM  44    1954  64     -2       57        

  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       68     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1969   0.17  -0.17     0.07     

  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      0.85   2.09     1.70     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                      9.48   0.02    14.85     

  SINCE JAN 1     17.92                     19.47  -1.55    22.83     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2        3        

  MONTH TO DATE    7                        42    -35       30        

  SINCE MAR 1    400                       277    123      360        

  SINCE JAN 1    496                       317    179      436        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    93           5:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     65          12:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    79                                                        



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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        92      1895                      

                                             1920                     

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1954                      

                                             1957                     

                                             2013                     





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 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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