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CDUS44 KLCH 190805
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
305 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 90 251 PM 99 1896 91 -1 92
MINIMUM 72 608 AM 66 1992 73 -1 77
AVERAGE 81 82 -1 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.51 2002 0.15 -0.14 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 3.91 2.93 0.98 2.46
SINCE JUN 1 14.16 15.64 -1.48 15.09
SINCE JAN 1 38.37 40.65 -2.28 40.15
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 16 17 -1 20
MONTH TO DATE 314 313 1 387
SINCE JUN 1 1393 1307 86 1436
SINCE JAN 1 2014 1818 196 2056
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 59 300 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 65 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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