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CLILFT

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
511 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2022

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...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           
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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        
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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                                                        

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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.




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