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CDUS44 KLCH 182205  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
405 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 1:49 PM 81 1924 64 15 79  
MINIMUM 56 5:25 AM 18 1901 45 11 55  
AVERAGE 68 54 14 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 5.74 1995 0.16 -0.15 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 7.02 2.70 4.32 6.27  
SINCE DEC 1 7.02 2.70 4.32 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 71.85 60.55 11.30 69.63  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1953 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 0 11 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 234 184 50 150  
SINCE DEC 1 234 184 50 150  
SINCE JUL 1 379 397 -18 246    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1908  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 20 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 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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