740  
CDUS44 KLCH 220827  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
227 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 54 2:40 PM 80 1948 63 -9 70  
MINIMUM 37 11:18 PM 16 1901 45 -8 49  
AVERAGE 46 54 -8 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 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 8.6  
 
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 79 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 15 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 5:13 PM CST  
DECEMBER 23 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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