895  
CDUS44 KLCH 242226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
426 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 74 1:05 PM 81 1933 63 11 66  
1955  
2015  
MINIMUM 52 6:13 AM 11 1989 44 8 57  
AVERAGE 63 54 9 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.89 2005 0.17 -0.17 1.30  
MONTH TO DATE 6.27 3.67 2.60 9.47  
SINCE DEC 1 6.27 3.67 2.60 9.47  
SINCE JAN 1 69.63 61.52 8.11 46.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 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 2 12 -10 3  
MONTH TO DATE 221 255 -34 160  
SINCE DEC 1 221 255 -34 160  
SINCE JUL 1 317 468 -151 337    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2015  
2016  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 12 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 24 2024......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:14 PM CST  
DECEMBER 25 2024......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:15 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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