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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         88   3:12 PM  94    1988  87      1       88        
                                      1998                           
                                      2018                           
  MINIMUM         74   6:01 AM  53    1893  68      6       77        
                                      1945                           
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.78 1953   0.16  -0.16     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.88                      2.96   5.92    10.21     
  SINCE MAR 1     15.44                     11.59   3.85    23.36     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.86                     21.58   2.28    31.34     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        12      4       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       182    -45      157        
  SINCE MAR 1    530                       417    113      487        
  SINCE JAN 1    626                       457    169      563        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           2:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     59           1:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    77                                                        

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1899                      
                                             1956                     
                                             1998                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      2002                      


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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