738  
CDUS44 KLCH 150915  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
415 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 91 335 PM 100 1951 91 0 99  
MINIMUM 71 339 AM 60 1931 73 -2 76  
AVERAGE 81 82 -1 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.55 1938 0.15 -0.15 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 2.33 -0.62 1.42  
SINCE JUN 1 11.96 15.04 -3.08 14.05  
SINCE JAN 1 36.17 40.05 -3.88 39.11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 17 -1 23  
MONTH TO DATE 253 245 8 308  
SINCE JUN 1 1332 1239 93 1357  
SINCE JAN 1 1953 1750 203 1977    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 58 2004  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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