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CDUS44 KLCH 242228
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 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 90 1126 AM 102 1924 91 -1 91
MINIMUM 73 610 AM 61 1947 74 -1 70
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.85 1944 0.21 -0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.63 5.28 -2.65 3.55
SINCE JUN 1 9.74 11.34 -1.60 8.90
SINCE JAN 1 33.95 36.35 -2.40 33.96
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 17 17 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 422 408 14 417
SINCE JUN 1 931 869 62 929
SINCE JAN 1 1552 1380 172 1549
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 68 1000 AM
AVERAGE 84
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1923
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 64 1915
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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