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CDUS44 KLCH 292226  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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 94 152 PM 98 1986 91 3 89  
MINIMUM 78 538 AM 64 1897 74 4 76  
AVERAGE 86 83 3 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 5.66 1954 0.19 -0.14 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 6.27 -3.59 4.53  
SINCE JUN 1 9.79 12.33 -2.54 9.88  
SINCE JAN 1 34.00 37.34 -3.34 34.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 21 18 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 532 497 35 498  
SINCE JUN 1 1041 958 83 1010  
SINCE JAN 1 1662 1469 193 1630    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 300 AM  
LOWEST 52 200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 65 1897  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2008..........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
JULY 30 2008..........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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