919  
CDUS44 KLCH 202230  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
430 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 69 2:15 PM 79 1926 64 5 68  
1978  
2017  
MINIMUM 42 5:10 AM 21 1901 45 -3 40  
1929  
AVERAGE 56 54 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.10 1928 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.27 3.02 3.25 8.16  
SINCE DEC 1 6.27 3.02 3.25 8.16  
SINCE JAN 1 69.63 60.87 8.76 45.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1973 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 9 12 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 171 207 -36 152  
SINCE DEC 1 171 207 -36 152  
SINCE JUL 1 267 420 -153 329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 16 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 PM CST  
DECEMBER 21 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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