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CDUS44 KLCH 252221
CLILFT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
521 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 89 309 PM 100 1914 91 -2 93
MINIMUM 75 624 AM 62 1917 73 2 75
AVERAGE 82 82 0 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.12 1926 0.16 -0.16 0.79
MONTH TO DATE 5.96 4.00 1.96 3.26
SINCE JUN 1 16.21 16.71 -0.50 15.89
SINCE JAN 1 40.42 41.72 -1.30 40.95
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 17 17 0 19
MONTH TO DATE 426 432 -6 528
SINCE JUN 1 1505 1426 79 1577
SINCE JAN 1 2126 1937 189 2197
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM
LOWEST 59 200 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1902
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 60 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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