450  
CDUS44 KLCH 182219  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
419 PM CST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 70 3:07 PM 81 1924 64 6 56  
MINIMUM 42 5:44 AM 18 1901 45 -3 31  
AVERAGE 56 54 2 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.74 1995 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.16 2.70 5.46 1.04  
SINCE DEC 1 8.16 2.70 5.46 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 45.18 60.55 -15.37 51.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1953 MM MM 0.0  
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  
TODAY 9 11 -2 21  
MONTH TO DATE 126 184 -58 83  
SINCE DEC 1 126 184 -58 83  
SINCE JUL 1 303 397 -94 313    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 20 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 6:59 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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