885  
CDUS44 KLCH 102233  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
533 PM CDT SUN AUG 10 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 94 MM 101 1962 91 3 97  
MINIMUM 74 MM 62 1989 74 0 82  
AVERAGE 84 83 1 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.99 1988 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.70 -0.75 1.11  
SINCE JUN 1 11.20 14.41 -3.21 13.74  
SINCE JAN 1 35.41 39.42 -4.01 38.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 17 2 25  
MONTH TO DATE 180 177 3 208  
SINCE JUN 1 1259 1171 88 1257  
SINCE JAN 1 1880 1682 198 1877    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 2007  
1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 58 1923  
 
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
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