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CDUS44 KLCH 022248  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
548 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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 97 326 PM 102 1922 91 6 91  
MINIMUM 77 400 AM 64 1925 74 3 74  
AVERAGE 87 83 4 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1976 0.18 -0.18 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.36 -0.30 0.37  
SINCE JUN 1 10.31 13.07 -2.76 13.00  
SINCE JAN 1 34.52 38.08 -3.56 38.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 22 18 4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 40 36 4 36  
SINCE JUN 1 1119 1030 89 1085  
SINCE JAN 1 1740 1541 199 1705    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 1200 AM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 65 1923  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 2 2008........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
AUGUST 3 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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