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CDUS44 KLCH 062221
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
521 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 91 128 PM 99 1926 91 0 94
MINIMUM 74 413 AM 65 1940 74 0 78
AVERAGE 83 83 0 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 2.53 1904 0.17 -0.16 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 1.05 -0.49 1.11
SINCE JUN 1 10.81 13.76 -2.95 13.74
SINCE JAN 1 35.02 38.77 -3.75 38.80
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 18 18 0 21
MONTH TO DATE 108 108 0 114
SINCE JUN 1 1187 1102 85 1163
SINCE JAN 1 1808 1613 195 1783
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 800 AM
LOWEST 56 1200 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 1923
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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