824  
CDUS44 KLCH 162227  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
427 PM CST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 80 1:32 PM 83 1971 64 16 63  
MINIMUM 66 2:16 AM 12 1901 45 21 55  
AVERAGE 73 55 18 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.20 1922 0.16 -0.16 0.69  
MONTH TO DATE 6.26 2.38 3.88 8.16  
SINCE DEC 1 6.26 2.38 3.88 8.16  
SINCE JAN 1 69.62 60.23 9.39 45.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 11 -11 6  
MONTH TO DATE 150 162 -12 106  
SINCE DEC 1 150 162 -12 106  
SINCE JUL 1 246 375 -129 283    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 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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