871  
CDUS44 KLCH 241049  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
549 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE 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 87 124 PM 100 1923 91 -4 89  
MINIMUM 73 1007 PM 62 1947 74 -1 71  
AVERAGE 80 83 -3 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 15 17 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 405 391 14 401  
SINCE JUN 1 914 852 62 913  
SINCE JAN 1 1535 1363 172 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 4.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1000 PM  
LOWEST 70 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
JULY 25 2008..........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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