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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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