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CDUS44 KLCH 091245  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
745 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 91 1153 AM 99 1990 90 1 91  
MINIMUM 74 552 AM 60 1905 73 1 77  
AVERAGE 83 82 1 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.37 1934 0.23 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 1.78 0.02 2.90  
SINCE JUN 1 8.91 7.84 1.07 8.25  
SINCE JAN 1 33.12 32.85 0.27 33.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 17 1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 127 136 -9 133  
SINCE JUN 1 636 597 39 645  
SINCE JAN 1 1257 1108 149 1265    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 52 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 100 1935  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 65 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 9 2008..........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
JULY 10 2008..........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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