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CDUS44 KLCH 202219
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
519 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 82 1143 AM 102 1925 91 -9 93
MINIMUM 74 350 PM 61 1940 73 1 76
AVERAGE 78 82 -4 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.56 1.97 1956 0.15 0.41 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 4.47 3.23 1.24 2.47
SINCE JUN 1 14.72 15.94 -1.22 15.10
SINCE JAN 1 38.93 40.95 -2.02 40.16
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 13 17 -4 20
MONTH TO DATE 343 347 -4 427
SINCE JUN 1 1422 1341 81 1476
SINCE JAN 1 2043 1852 191 2096
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 91 1000 AM
AVERAGE 96
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 61 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 743 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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