355  
CDUS44 KLCH 262244  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
544 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 91 337 PM 101 1902 91 0 95  
MINIMUM 72 545 AM 60 1917 73 -1 75  
AVERAGE 82 82 0 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.01 1967 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.96 4.16 1.80 3.26  
SINCE JUN 1 16.21 16.87 -0.66 15.89  
SINCE JAN 1 40.42 41.88 -1.46 40.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 17 17 0 20  
MONTH TO DATE 443 449 -6 548  
SINCE JUN 1 1522 1443 79 1597  
SINCE JAN 1 2143 1954 189 2217    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 700 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 61 1896  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 736 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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