702  
CDUS44 KLCH 250828  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 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 90 1126 AM 102 1924 91 -1 91  
MINIMUM 73 610 AM 61 1947 74 -1 70  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 3.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 59 500 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 64 1915  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 25 2008..........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
JULY 26 2008..........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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