606  
CDUS44 KLCH 212223  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
423 PM CST THU DEC 21 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 2:31 PM 80 1948 63 7 50  
MINIMUM 49 7:44 AM 16 1901 45 4 46  
AVERAGE 60 54 6 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.69 2006 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.16 3.18 4.98 3.66  
SINCE DEC 1 8.16 3.18 4.98 3.66  
SINCE JAN 1 45.18 61.03 -15.85 53.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1935 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 12 -7 17  
MONTH TO DATE 157 219 -62 131  
SINCE DEC 1 157 219 -62 131  
SINCE JUL 1 334 432 -98 361    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 15 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 PM CST  
DECEMBER 22 2023......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 5:13 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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