CDUS44 KLCH 242226 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 426 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$