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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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