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CDUS44 KLCH 162232  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
432 PM CST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 63 3:09 PM 83 1971 64 -1 65  
MINIMUM 57 12:37 PM 12 1901 45 12 39  
AVERAGE 60 55 5 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 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)  
TODAY MM 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  
TODAY 5 11 -6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 105 162 -57 43  
SINCE DEC 1 105 162 -57 43  
SINCE JUL 1 282 375 -93 273    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
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 TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 6:57 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 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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