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CLILFT  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
425 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         54   2:40 PM  80    1948  63     -9       70          
  MINIMUM         37   7:34 AM  16    1901  45     -8       49          
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       60       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          1.69 2006   0.16  -0.16     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    6.27                      3.18   3.09     8.16       
  SINCE DEC 1      6.27                      3.18   3.09     8.16       
  SINCE JAN 1     69.63                     61.03   8.60    45.18       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY           MM             T    1935  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           19                        12      7        5          
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       219    -29      157          
  SINCE DEC 1    190                       219    -29      157          
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       432   -146      334           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)          
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)          
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                          
  
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    73           4:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     41           2:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    57                                                          
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1970                        
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        15      1989                        
  
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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