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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA

542 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2025



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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2025...

VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.



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)                                                          

 TODAY                                                               

  MAXIMUM         74   5:37 AM  93    1912  84    -10       89        

  MINIMUM         65   3:16 PM  46    1917  66     -1       79        

  AVERAGE         70                        75     -5       84     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            4.00R         1.97 1900   0.17   3.83     0.01     

  MONTH TO DATE   10.20                      1.54   8.66     1.17     

  SINCE MAR 1     23.35                     10.17  13.18    12.09     

  SINCE JAN 1     31.33                     20.16  11.17    22.69     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            5                        10     -5       19        

  MONTH TO DATE   57                        81    -24      128        

  SINCE MAR 1    387                       316     71      442        

  SINCE JAN 1    463                       356    107      490        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)        

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)        

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  THUNDERSTORM                                                        

  HEAVY RAIN                                                          

  RAIN                                                                

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          

  FOG                                                                 

  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                        





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    97           7:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     87           5:00 AM                                      

 AVERAGE    92                                                        



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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1894                      

                                             1927                     

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        44      1906                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:51 PM CDT     

MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:52 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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