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CDUS44 KLCH 212221
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
521 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 87 333 PM 103 1925 91 -4 95
MINIMUM 73 523 AM 61 1940 73 0 77
AVERAGE 80 82 -2 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.72 2.26 1965 0.15 0.57 T
MONTH TO DATE 4.63 3.38 1.25 2.47
SINCE JUN 1 14.88 16.09 -1.21 15.10
SINCE JAN 1 39.09 41.10 -2.01 40.16
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 15 17 -2 21
MONTH TO DATE 345 364 -19 448
SINCE JUN 1 1424 1358 66 1497
SINCE JAN 1 2045 1869 176 2117
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 1000 AM
LOWEST 70 1000 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 60 1956
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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