031  
CDUS44 KLCH 272258  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
557 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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 98 342 PM 100 1930 91 7 82  
MINIMUM 80 709 AM 66 1924 74 6 74  
AVERAGE 89 83 6 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.02 1974 0.20 -0.20 0.43  
MONTH TO DATE 2.63 5.88 -3.25 4.13  
SINCE JUN 1 9.74 11.94 -2.20 9.48  
SINCE JAN 1 33.95 36.95 -3.00 34.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 24 18 6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 488 461 27 463  
SINCE JUN 1 997 922 75 975  
SINCE JAN 1 1618 1433 185 1595    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 300 AM  
LOWEST 38 400 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 67 1897  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 27 2008..........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
JULY 28 2008..........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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