Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010819
CLMLFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
219 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 86 12/03/1933
LOW 9 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 80 12/16 MM MM 84 12/09
LOWEST 33 12/22 MM MM 34 12/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.5 64.4 4.1 67.4
AVG. MINIMUM 48.6 45.3 3.3 47.1
MEAN 58.5 54.9 3.6 57.3
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 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.74 1912
MINIMUM 0.89 1980
TOTALS 7.88 4.96 2.92 9.47
DAILY AVG. 0.25 0.16 0.09 0.31
DAYS >= .01 11 9.8 1.2 MM
DAYS >= .10 9 6.5 2.5 MM
DAYS >= .50 5 3.1 1.9 MM
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.5 1.5 MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.93 12/08 TO 12/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 232 340 -108 259
SINCE 7/1 328 554 -226 MM
COOLING TOTAL 39 25 14 25
SINCE 1/1 3692 3004 688 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/330 DATE 12/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/320 DATE 12/05
35/170 12/28
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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