587  
CDUS44 KLCH 242215  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
415 PM CST SUN DEC 24 2023  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 66 12:45 AM 81 1933 63 3 39  
1955  
2015  
MINIMUM 62 7:42 AM 11 1989 44 18 23  
AVERAGE 64 54 10 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.91 1.89 2005 0.17 0.74 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 9.08 3.67 5.41 3.72  
SINCE DEC 1 9.08 3.67 5.41 3.72  
SINCE JAN 1 46.10 61.52 -15.42 53.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 12 -11 34  
MONTH TO DATE 158 255 -97 225  
SINCE DEC 1 158 255 -97 225  
SINCE JUL 1 335 468 -133 455    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 84 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2015  
2016  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 12 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 24 2023......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 5:14 PM CST  
DECEMBER 25 2023......SUNRISE 7:02 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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