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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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