CXUS54 KLCH 021446 CLMLFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 846 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2026 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 12/03/1933 LOW 9 12/23/1989 HIGHEST 82 12/21 MM MM 80 12/16 LOWEST 26 12/15 MM MM 33 12/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.1 64.4 2.7 68.5 AVG. MINIMUM 46.4 45.3 1.1 48.6 MEAN 56.8 54.9 1.9 58.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 3.0 2.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 15.74 1912 MINIMUM 0.89 1980 TOTALS 7.58 4.96 2.62 7.88 DAILY AVG. 0.24 0.16 0.08 0.25 DAYS >= .01 12 9.8 2.2 11 DAYS >= .10 8 6.5 1.5 9 DAYS >= .50 3 3.1 -0.1 5 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 5.44 12/03 TO 12/04 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 300 340 -40 232 SINCE 7/1 445 554 -109 MM COOLING TOTAL 52 25 27 39 SINCE 1/1 3243 3004 239 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/320 DATE 12/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/340 DATE 12/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$