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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
426 PM CST WED DEC 25 2024

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1895 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         67   3:38 PM  79    1982  64      3       60
                                      2016
  MINIMUM         58   7:58 AM  13    1983  44     14       47
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.34          1.99 1926   0.16   0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.52                      3.51   0.01     2.35
  SINCE DEC 1      3.52                      3.51   0.01     2.35
  SINCE JAN 1     65.89                     58.70   7.19    44.00

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                        12    -10       11
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       253    -45      190
  SINCE DEC 1    208                       253    -45      190
  SINCE JUL 1    300                       447   -147      382

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        23      0       14
  SINCE DEC 1     23                        23      0       14
  SINCE JAN 1   3483                      3063    420     3411
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     70           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      2015
                                             2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 25 2024......SUNRISE   7:07 AM CST   SUNSET   5:20 PM CST
DECEMBER 26 2024......SUNRISE   7:07 AM CST   SUNSET   5:20 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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