957  
CDUS44 KLCH 052218  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
418 PM CST THU DEC 05 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 64 3:30 PM 84 1906 66 -2 66  
1916  
2017  
MINIMUM 58 10:31 AM 24 1898 47 11 45  
AVERAGE 61 56 5 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.36 5.09 1971 0.15 1.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 0.73 0.88 6.63  
SINCE DEC 1 1.61 0.73 0.88 6.63  
SINCE JAN 1 64.97 58.58 6.39 43.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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 4 10 -6 9  
MONTH TO DATE 53 47 6 14  
SINCE DEC 1 53 47 6 14  
SINCE JUL 1 149 260 -111 191    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 84 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 1937  
 
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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