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CDUS44 KLCH 202232  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
432 PM CST WED DEC 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 62 3:11 PM 82 1908 64 -2 52  
MINIMUM 38 7:08 AM 20 1981 45 -7 42  
AVERAGE 50 54 -4 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.37 1956 0.16 -0.16 2.58  
MONTH TO DATE 8.16 2.86 5.30 3.62  
SINCE DEC 1 8.16 2.86 5.30 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 45.18 60.71 -15.53 53.61  
 
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 15 11 4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 141 195 -54 101  
SINCE DEC 1 141 195 -54 101  
SINCE JUL 1 318 408 -90 331    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 79 1926  
1978  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1901  
1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 20 2023......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 PM CST  
DECEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 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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