510  
CDUS44 KLCH 061425  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
924 AM CDT WED AUG 6 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 86 305 PM 101 1896 91 -5 93  
MINIMUM 74 623 AM 63 1915 74 0 77  
AVERAGE 80 83 -3 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.20 2.02 1940 0.17 0.03 0.68  
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.88 -0.33 1.10  
SINCE JUN 1 10.80 13.59 -2.79 13.73  
SINCE JAN 1 35.01 38.60 -3.59 38.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 18 -3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 90 90 0 93  
SINCE JUN 1 1169 1084 85 1142  
SINCE JAN 1 1790 1595 195 1762    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 1200 AM  
LOWEST 65 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 65 1940  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT  
AUGUST 7 2008........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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