953  
CDUS44 KLCH 030808  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
308 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008  
 
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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 85 419 PM 102 2000 90 -5 87  
MINIMUM 77 429 AM 57 1919 72 5 74  
AVERAGE 81 81 0 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.44 2.28 2001 0.17 0.27 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 4.15 0.34 3.81 0.12  
SINCE SEP 1 4.15 0.34 3.81 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 44.76 43.04 1.72 41.44  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 16 0 16  
MONTH TO DATE 27 32 -5 34  
SINCE SEP 1 27 32 -5 34  
SINCE JAN 1 2262 2066 196 2337    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 70 200 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
 
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 103 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 59 1903  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 3 2008.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 4 2008.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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