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CLILCH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
427 PM CST MON DEC 16 2024
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2024
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 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 81R 1:15 PM 81 1971 65 16 63
2019
MINIMUM 63 5:01 AM 22 1943 45 18 46
AVERAGE 72 55 17 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.37 1959 0.14 -0.14 0.42
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 2.20 0.97 1.11
SINCE DEC 1 3.17 2.20 0.97 1.11
SINCE JAN 1 65.54 57.39 8.15 42.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM
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 0 10 -10 10
MONTH TO DATE 142 152 -10 122
SINCE DEC 1 142 152 -10 122
SINCE JUL 1 234 346 -112 314
COOLING
TODAY 7 1 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 16 1 12
SINCE DEC 1 17 16 1 12
SINCE JAN 1 3477 3056 421 3409
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 8:00 AM
LOWEST 64 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 82 1924
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1943
1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:15 PM CST
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 5:16 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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