819  
CDUS44 KLCH 210829  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 82 1143 AM 102 1925 91 -9 93  
MINIMUM 73 1108 PM 61 1940 73 0 76  
AVERAGE 78 82 -4 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 1.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 87 600 PM  
AVERAGE 94  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 61 1940  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 741 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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