203 CDUS44 KLCH 202311 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 511 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2022 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2022... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2022 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 57 3:21 PM 79 1926 64 -7 46 1978 2017 MINIMUM 48 10:56 AM 21 1901 45 3 43 1929 AVERAGE 53 54 -1 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.04 2.10 1928 0.16 -0.12 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 3.66 3.02 0.64 2.38 SINCE DEC 1 3.66 3.02 0.64 2.38 SINCE JAN 1 53.65 60.87 -7.22 78.53 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 1973 MM MM MM 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 12 12 0 20 MONTH TO DATE 113 207 -94 74 SINCE DEC 1 113 207 -94 74 SINCE JUL 1 343 420 -77 252 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM LOWEST 77 3:00 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 16 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2022......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2022......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CST SUNSET 5:12 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$