435  
CDUS44 KLCH 232218  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
418 PM CST SAT DEC 23 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 76 1:59 PM 81 1931 63 13 31  
MINIMUM 60 7:26 AM 9 1989 45 15 20  
AVERAGE 68 54 14 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.57 1910 0.16 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.17 3.50 4.67 3.72  
SINCE DEC 1 8.17 3.50 4.67 3.72  
SINCE JAN 1 45.19 61.35 -16.16 53.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1963 MM MM 0.0  
1993  
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 0 12 -12 39  
MONTH TO DATE 157 243 -86 191  
SINCE DEC 1 157 243 -86 191  
SINCE JUL 1 334 456 -122 421    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1933  
1955  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 11 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 23 2023......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 5:13 PM CST  
DECEMBER 24 2023......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 5:14 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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