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CDUS44 KLCH 242218
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
518 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 81 359 PM 103 1924 91 -10 91
MINIMUM 73 833 AM 60 1897 73 0 76
AVERAGE 77 82 -5 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.24 2.56 1970 0.16 0.08 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.44 3.84 1.60 2.47
SINCE JUN 1 15.69 16.55 -0.86 15.10
SINCE JAN 1 39.90 41.56 -1.66 40.16
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 12 17 -5 19
MONTH TO DATE 408 415 -7 509
SINCE JUN 1 1487 1409 78 1558
SINCE JAN 1 2108 1920 188 2178
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 600 AM
LOWEST 76 1200 AM
AVERAGE 85
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 62 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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