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CDUS44 KLCH 082322
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
622 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 86 1106 AM 103 1962 91 -5 96
MINIMUM 74 1257 PM 64 1923 74 0 81
AVERAGE 80 83 -3 89
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.40 19.63 1940 0.16 0.24 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.38 -0.43 1.11
SINCE JUN 1 11.20 14.09 -2.89 13.74
SINCE JAN 1 35.41 39.10 -3.69 38.80
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 15 17 -2 24
MONTH TO DATE 144 143 1 159
SINCE JUN 1 1223 1137 86 1208
SINCE JAN 1 1844 1648 196 1828
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 200 PM
LOWEST 70 900 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 632 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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