614  
CDUS44 KLCH 292219  
CLILFT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
519 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012  
 
   
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 94 314 PM 98 1986 93 1 83  
1925  
1922  
MINIMUM 75 346 AM 64 1897 75 0 77  
AVERAGE 85 84 1 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.66 1954 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 11.04 5.96 5.08 4.99  
SINCE JUN 1 19.12 13.04 6.08 8.74  
SINCE JAN 1 43.51 35.66 7.85 21.36  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 20 19 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 503 535 -32 549  
SINCE JUN 1 1005 1033 -28 1147  
SINCE JAN 1 1851 1647 204 1995    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 200 AM  
LOWEST 56 200 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 99 1986  
1923  
1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 65 1897  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2012..........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
JULY 30 2012..........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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