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CDUS44 KLCH 202233  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
433 PM CST WED DEC 20 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 68 3:17 PM 79 1926 64 4 57  
1978  
2017  
MINIMUM 40 6:35 AM 21 1901 45 -5 47  
1929  
AVERAGE 54 54 0 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.10 1928 0.16 -0.16 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 8.16 3.02 5.14 3.66  
SINCE DEC 1 8.16 3.02 5.14 3.66  
SINCE JAN 1 45.18 60.87 -15.69 53.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1973 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 11 12 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 152 207 -55 114  
SINCE DEC 1 152 207 -55 114  
SINCE JUL 1 329 420 -91 344    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
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 89 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 16 1901  
 
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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