703  
CDUS44 KLCH 232230  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
529 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 124 PM 100 1923 91 -4 89  
MINIMUM 75 213 PM 62 1947 74 1 71  
AVERAGE 81 83 -2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.30 2.15 1895 0.21 0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.63 5.07 -2.44 3.55  
SINCE JUN 1 9.74 11.13 -1.39 8.90  
SINCE JAN 1 33.95 36.14 -2.19 33.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 16 17 -1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 406 391 15 401  
SINCE JUN 1 915 852 63 913  
SINCE JAN 1 1536 1363 173 1533    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 1200 AM  
LOWEST 70 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 23 2008..........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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