905  
CDUS44 KLCH 170935  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 63 3:09 PM 83 1971 64 -1 65  
MINIMUM 55 10:20 PM 12 1901 45 10 39  
AVERAGE 59 55 4 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.69 3.20 1922 0.16 0.53 T  
MONTH TO DATE 8.16 2.38 5.78 1.00  
SINCE DEC 1 8.16 2.38 5.78 1.00  
SINCE JAN 1 45.18 60.23 -15.05 50.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 11 -5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 106 162 -56 43  
SINCE DEC 1 106 162 -56 43  
SINCE JUL 1 283 375 -92 273    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 83 3:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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