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CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
226 AM CST FRI DEC 06 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         64   3:30 PM  84    1906  66     -2       66          
                                      1916                             
                                      2017                             
  MINIMUM         43  11:59 PM  24    1898  47     -4       45          
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       56       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                                
  YESTERDAY        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                                                                
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        9          
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        47     13       14          
  SINCE DEC 1     60                        47     13       14          
  SINCE JUL 1    156                       260   -104      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    10.8                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  THUNDERSTORM                                                          
  HEAVY RAIN                                                            
  RAIN                                                                  
  LIGHT RAIN                                                            
  FOG                                                                   
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     45           5:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      2022                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1937                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
DECEMBER  6 2024......SUNRISE   6:51 AM CST   SUNSET   5:08 PM CST       
DECEMBER  7 2024......SUNRISE   6:52 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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