428  
CDUS44 KLCH 100841  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
340 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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    
..............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 91 MM 101 1962 91 0 96  
MINIMUM 73 MM 60 1989 74 -1 81  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 89  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 1988 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.54 -0.59 1.11  
SINCE JUN 1 11.20 14.25 -3.05 13.74  
SINCE JAN 1 35.41 39.26 -3.85 38.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 17 0 24  
MONTH TO DATE 161 160 1 183  
SINCE JUN 1 1240 1154 86 1232  
SINCE JAN 1 1861 1665 196 1852    
..............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 38 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 62 1989  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 10 2008........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 11 2008........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab LA Page
The Nexlab TX Page
Main Text Page