433  
CDUS44 KLCH 252219  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
519 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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 95 300 PM 99 1923 91 4 91  
MINIMUM 75 558 AM 64 1915 74 1 71  
AVERAGE 85 83 2 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.65 1979 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.63 5.48 -2.85 3.55  
SINCE JUN 1 9.74 11.54 -1.80 8.90  
SINCE JAN 1 33.95 36.55 -2.60 33.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 20 17 3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 442 425 17 433  
SINCE JUN 1 951 886 65 945  
SINCE JAN 1 1572 1397 175 1565    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 1200 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1893  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 66 1911  
 
 
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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