Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010819
CLMARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
219 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 12/03/1982
LOW 9 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 80 12/16 MM MM 80 12/09
12/17
LOWEST 34 12/22 MM MM 31 12/29
12/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.8 65.1 3.7 66.0
AVG. MINIMUM 47.5 44.9 2.6 45.2
MEAN 58.1 55.0 3.1 55.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 3.0 -3.0 3
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.35 2009
MINIMUM 1.13 2001
TOTALS 4.44 4.49 -0.05 9.45
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.14 -0.00 0.30
DAYS >= .01 9 10.5 -1.5 6
DAYS >= .10 5 6.1 -1.1 5
DAYS >= .50 3 2.7 0.3 4
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.3 0.7 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.62 12/08 TO 12/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS MM MM MM MM
SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 238 336 -98 303
SINCE 7/1 338 540 -202 MM
COOLING TOTAL 35 26 9 20
SINCE 1/1 3319 2932 387 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/010 DATE 12/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/320 DATE 12/05
36/320 12/11
36/340 12/28
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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