937   
CDUS44 KLCH 192214  
CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
414 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         61   3:57 PM  82    1908  64     -3       62          
  MINIMUM         50   7:38 AM  20    1981  45      5       38          
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       50       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          4.37 1956   0.16  -0.16     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    6.27                      2.86   3.41     8.16       
  SINCE DEC 1      6.27                      2.86   3.41     8.16       
  SINCE JAN 1     69.63                     60.71   8.92    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            9                        11     -2       15          
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       195    -36      141          
  SINCE DEC 1    159                       195    -36      141          
  SINCE JUL 1    255                       408   -153      318           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)         
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    86           2:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     58           3:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    72                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        79      1926                        
                                             1978                       
                                             2017                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        21      1901                        
                                             1929                       
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
DECEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE   6:59 AM CST   SUNSET   5:11 PM CST       
DECEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE   7:00 AM CST   SUNSET   5:12 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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