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CDUS44 KLCH 170812
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
312 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 85 1211 PM 101 1951 91 -6 93
MINIMUM 73 751 AM 61 2004 73 0 77
1929
AVERAGE 79 82 -3 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.78 2.49 1945 0.15 1.63 0.31
MONTH TO DATE 3.54 2.63 0.91 2.04
SINCE JUN 1 13.79 15.34 -1.55 14.67
SINCE JAN 1 38.00 40.35 -2.35 39.73
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 17 -3 20
MONTH TO DATE 282 279 3 348
SINCE JUN 1 1361 1273 88 1397
SINCE JAN 1 1982 1784 198 2017
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 69 1100 AM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 63 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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