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CDUS44 KLCH 172223
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
522 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 89 253 PM 99 2000 91 -2 90
MINIMUM 73 519 AM 63 1992 73 0 78
AVERAGE 81 82 -1 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 1.48 2002 0.15 -0.12 0.32
MONTH TO DATE 3.57 2.78 0.79 2.36
SINCE JUN 1 13.82 15.49 -1.67 14.99
SINCE JAN 1 38.03 40.50 -2.47 40.05
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 16 17 -1 19
MONTH TO DATE 298 296 2 367
SINCE JUN 1 1377 1290 87 1416
SINCE JAN 1 1998 1801 197 2036
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 56 300 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 66 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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