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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
352 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         86  12:49 PM  95    2018  86      0       88        
  MINIMUM         72   4:09 AM  50    1926  68      4       77        
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.37 2021   0.16  -0.16     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.88                      2.80   6.08    10.21     
  SINCE MAR 1     15.44                     11.43   4.01    23.36     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.86                     21.42   2.44    31.34     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14                        12      2       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       170    -49      139        
  SINCE MAR 1    514                       405    109      469        
  SINCE JAN 1    610                       445    165      545        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           6:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     63           1:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    79                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1988                      
                                             1998                     
                                             2018                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1893                      
                                             1945                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 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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