751  
CDUS44 KLCH 140822  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
322 AM CDT THU AUG 14 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 91 232 PM 101 2007 91 0 101  
MINIMUM 75 1156 PM 60 1931 73 2 78  
AVERAGE 83 82 1 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.53 1.82 1934 0.16 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 2.18 -0.47 1.11  
SINCE JUN 1 11.96 14.89 -2.93 13.74  
SINCE JAN 1 36.17 39.90 -3.73 38.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 17 1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 237 228 9 285  
SINCE JUN 1 1316 1222 94 1334  
SINCE JAN 1 1937 1733 204 1954    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 600 AM  
LOWEST 56 200 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 60 1931  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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