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CDUS44 KLCH 241049  
CLILCH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
549 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
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..THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 1109 AM 101 1934 91 -4 89  
MINIMUM 74 121 PM 63 1947 75 -1 70  
AVERAGE 81 83 -2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 1.88 1933 0.16 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.35 3.92 1.43 8.77  
SINCE JUN 1 8.10 9.99 -1.89 14.08  
SINCE JAN 1 26.75 32.03 -5.28 42.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 18 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 407 400 7 390  
SINCE JUN 1 937 867 70 876  
SINCE JAN 1 1568 1376 192 1361    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 70 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
 
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 61 1915  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
JULY 25 2008..........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
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