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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA

322 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         85   2:28 PM  92    1895  84      1       80        

                                      1920                           

  MINIMUM         73   2:21 AM  48    1954  65      8       66        

                                      1957                           

                                      2013                           

  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       73     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.15 1935   0.17  -0.17     1.90     

  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      1.02   1.92     3.60     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                      9.65  -0.15    16.75     

  SINCE JAN 1     17.92                     19.64  -1.72    24.73     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       14                         9      5        8        

  MONTH TO DATE   21                        51    -30       38        

  SINCE MAR 1    414                       286    128      368        

  SINCE JAN 1    510                       326    184      444        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    94           6:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     72          12:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    83                                                        



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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        92      1896                      

                                             1952                     

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        44      1898                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   6:19 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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