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CDUS44 KLCH 050815  
CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
215 AM CST THU DEC 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2024  
  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
  
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST        
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR       
                                                  NORMAL              
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                            
 YESTERDAY                                                             
  MAXIMUM         63  11:59 PM  84    1922  67     -4       71          
                                      1928                             
  MINIMUM         44   1:48 AM  24    1929  47     -3       51          
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       61       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        0.25          3.90 1912   0.15   0.10     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.58  -0.33     6.63       
  SINCE DEC 1      0.25                      0.58  -0.33     6.63       
  SINCE JAN 1     63.61                     58.43   5.18    43.65       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  2009  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                                                                
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        4          
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        37     12        5          
  SINCE DEC 1     49                        37     12        5          
  SINCE JUL 1    145                       250   -105      182           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  THUNDERSTORM                                                          
  RAIN                                                                  
  LIGHT RAIN                                                            
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    96           3:00 PM                                        
 LOWEST     67          10:00 AM                                        
 AVERAGE    82                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1906                        
                                             1916                       
                                             2017                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        24      1898                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
DECEMBER  5 2024......SUNRISE   6:50 AM CST   SUNSET   5:07 PM CST       
DECEMBER  6 2024......SUNRISE   6:51 AM CST   SUNSET   5:08 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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