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CDUS44 KLCH 072226
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
526 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 95 316 PM 100 1896 91 4 95
MINIMUM 76 610 AM 61 1923 74 2 77
AVERAGE 86 83 3 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.06 1940 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 1.22 -0.67 1.11
SINCE JUN 1 10.80 13.93 -3.13 13.74
SINCE JAN 1 35.01 38.94 -3.93 38.80
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 21 18 3 21
MONTH TO DATE 129 126 3 135
SINCE JUN 1 1208 1120 88 1184
SINCE JAN 1 1829 1631 198 1804
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
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 100 300 AM
LOWEST 46 300 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 64 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 7 2008........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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