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CDUS44 KLCH 230836  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
336 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 93 312 PM 101 1921 91 2 94  
MINIMUM 73 624 AM 60 1956 73 0 77  
AVERAGE 83 82 1 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.29 1964 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.64 3.53 1.11 2.47  
SINCE JUN 1 14.89 16.24 -1.35 15.10  
SINCE JAN 1 39.10 41.25 -2.15 40.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 17 1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 363 381 -18 469  
SINCE JUN 1 1442 1375 67 1518  
SINCE JAN 1 2063 1886 177 2138    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 59 1956  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 739 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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