675  
CDUS44 KLCH 010814  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
314 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 90 100 PM 103 1899 91 -1 91  
MINIMUM 75 1141 PM 67 1914 74 1 76  
AVERAGE 83 83 0 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.32 3.28 1960 0.19 0.13 2.75  
MONTH TO DATE 3.14 6.65 -3.51 7.28  
SINCE JUN 1 10.25 12.71 -2.46 12.63  
SINCE JAN 1 34.46 37.72 -3.26 37.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 18 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 570 533 37 537  
SINCE JUN 1 1079 994 85 1049  
SINCE JAN 1 1700 1505 195 1669    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1100 PM  
LOWEST 64 100 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 65 1923  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
AUGUST 2 2008........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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