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CDUS44 KLCH 210832  
CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
232 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2024  
  
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)                                                            
 YESTERDAY                                                             
  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)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                                
  YESTERDAY        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                                                                
  YESTERDAY        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     N (10)          
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)         
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                          
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                   
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                           
  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 TODAY  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      1948                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        16      1901                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE   7:00 AM CST   SUNSET   5:12 PM CST       
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE   7:01 AM CST   SUNSET   5:13 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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