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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 90 113 PM 103 2000 90 0 89
MINIMUM 74 558 AM 62 1915 72 2 74
AVERAGE 82 81 1 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.77 1899 0.17 -0.17 0.17
MONTH TO DATE 5.96 4.98 0.98 3.63
SINCE JUN 1 16.21 17.69 -1.48 16.26
SINCE JAN 1 40.42 42.70 -2.28 41.32
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 17 16 1 17
MONTH TO DATE 535 529 6 634
SINCE JUN 1 1614 1523 91 1683
SINCE JAN 1 2235 2034 201 2303
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 300 AM
LOWEST 59 1200 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 101 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 57 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2008.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 730 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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