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CDUS44 KLCH 040821  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
320 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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 92 202 PM 100 1899 91 1 92  
MINIMUM 72 542 AM 65 1923 74 -2 74  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.11 5.60 1940 0.18 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.54 -0.37 0.37  
SINCE JUN 1 10.42 13.25 -2.83 13.00  
SINCE JAN 1 34.63 38.26 -3.63 38.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 18 -1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 57 54 3 54  
SINCE JUN 1 1136 1048 88 1103  
SINCE JAN 1 1757 1559 198 1723    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 200 AM  
LOWEST 52 100 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 66 1920  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2008........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2008........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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