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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
419 PM CST FRI DEC 08 2023

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2023...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         72   3:56 PM  84    1922  66      6       81
  MINIMUM         50   1:48 AM  25    2006  46      4       68
  AVERAGE         61                        56      5       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.85 1921   0.15  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.64                      1.17   5.47      T
  SINCE DEC 1      6.64                      1.17   5.47      T
  SINCE JAN 1     43.66                     59.02 -15.36    49.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             1.7  2017  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            4                        10     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        77    -35       16
  SINCE DEC 1     42                        77    -35       16
  SINCE JUL 1    219                       290    -71      246
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     61           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1894
                                             2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        16      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  8 2023......SUNRISE   6:52 AM CST   SUNSET   5:08 PM CST
DECEMBER  9 2023......SUNRISE   6:53 AM CST   SUNSET   5:08 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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