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CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
232 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 70 2:14 PM 79 1917 65 5 68  
2007  
MINIMUM 41 7:19 AM 21 1996 45 -4 42  
AVERAGE 56 55 1 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1928 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 2.75 0.42 1.11  
SINCE DEC 1 3.17 2.75 0.42 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 65.54 57.94 7.60 42.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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  
YESTERDAY 9 11 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 158 196 -38 168  
SINCE DEC 1 158 196 -38 168  
SINCE JUL 1 250 390 -140 360  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 20 3 12  
SINCE DEC 1 23 20 3 12  
SINCE JAN 1 3483 3060 423 3409    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 78 1948  
1970  
1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 5:17 PM CST  
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CST SUNSET 5:18 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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