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CDUS44 KLCH 250812
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
312 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 83 515 PM 103 1924 91 -8 91
MINIMUM 73 545 PM 60 1897 73 0 76
AVERAGE 78 82 -4 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.76 2.56 1970 0.16 0.60 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.96 3.84 2.12 2.47
SINCE JUN 1 16.21 16.55 -0.34 15.10
SINCE JAN 1 40.42 41.56 -1.14 40.16
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 13 17 -4 19
MONTH TO DATE 409 415 -6 509
SINCE JUN 1 1488 1409 79 1558
SINCE JAN 1 2109 1920 189 2178
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1100 PM
LOWEST 65 500 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 62 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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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