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Co-op Climate Corner

July, 2008
Rainfall & Temperature Data
Compiled by:
Donovan Landreneau, Forecaster
Jonathan Brazzell, Service Hydrologist
Jimmy Nunn, Hydro Meteorological Technician
 

The following tables are compiled from the Automatic Surface Observing System (ASOS) and Cooperative Observer network within the National Weather Service Lake Charles area of responsibility, using data obtained from NOAA's Regional Climate Center xmACIS,  WxCoder, and mailed in Cooperative Observer B-29 forms. Many thanks goes out to our Hydro Meteorological Technicians Todd Mogged and Jimmy Nunn, whom maintains the cooperative observing equipment that our observers use to provide this information.

 Rainfall graphics were obtained from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center's Precipitation Analysis product.

For official certified data, contact the National Climatic Data Center by clicking here, or:
 
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Louisiana Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

Location Total Rainfall Normal Rainfall Departure from Normal Percent of Normal
Abbeville 5.76 6.20 -0.44 93
Alexandria 5SSE 0.77      
Alexandria Esler Field 0.19 4.13 -3.94 5
Alexandria International 1.79 4.23 -2.44 42
Alexandria Power Plant 0.88      
Beaver Fire Tower 1.83 4.90 -3.07 37
Bell City 13 SW (Cameron Prairie NWR) 4.92      
Boyce 3 WNW 1.71 4.13 -2.42 41
Boyce 7 SW 0.23      
Bunkie 0.84 3.87 -3.03 22
Butte La Rose 2.69      
Carencro 1.78 6.09 -4.31 29
Crowley 2 NE 1.64 5.71 -4.07 29
De Ridder 3.13 5.24 -2.11 60
Dry Creek 7 NW 3.22      
Elmer 2 SW 0.25      
Eunice 2.13 5.27 -3.14 40
Franklin 3 NW 5.57 7.37 -1.80 76
Grand Coteau 2.27 5.95 -3.68 38
Jeanerette 5 NW 2.54 6.36 -3.82 40
Jennings 2.66 5.66 -3.00 47
Kaplan 2.65      
Lafayette 3.52 6.14 -2.62 57
Lafayette Regional 2.84 6.65 -3.81 43
Lake Arthur 10 SW 3.37 4.63 -1.26 73
Lake Charles 2 N (Salt Water Barrier) 5.30 5.76 -0.46 92
Lake Charles 7 NW (Sam Houston Jones) 9.68      
Lake Charles Regional 5.36 5.13 0.23 104
Leesville 0.93 4.44 -3.51 21
Leesville 6 SSW 0.79 4.93 -4.14 16
Leland Bowman Lock 2.21 7.71 -5.50 29
LSU Dean Lee 0.75 4.50 -3.75 17
Marksville 0.91 4.40 -3.49 21
Morgan City 2.44 7.60 -5.16 32
Moss Bluff 5.43 6.67 -1.24 81
Moss Bluff 2 NNW 6.07      
New Iberia Acadiana Regional 2.66 6.66 -4.00 40
Oakdale 2.38 5.19 -2.81 46
Oberlin Fire Tower 4.81 5.44 -0.63 88
Old Town Bay 5.43      
Opelousas 1.26 5.24 -3.98 24
Port Of Lake Charles 7.07      
Red River Lock #2 0.11 4.20 -4.09 3
Rockefeller NWR 6.93 7.17 -0.24 97
Rosepine Research Station 1.72 5.13 -3.41 34
Salt Point 6.12      
St. Martinville 3 SW 1.43 6.24 -4.81 23
Sulphur 6.95 6.49 0.46 107
Ville Platte 0.02      


Southeast Texas Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

Location Total Rainfall Normal Rainfall Departure from Normal Percent of Normal
Beaumont 6.33 6.37 -0.04 99
Beaumont Research Center 5.95 6.95 -1.00 86
Beaumont/SE Texas Regional 2.80 6.58 -3.78 43
Jasper 1.84 5.61 -3.77 33
Kountze 1.75 5.86 -4.11 30
Lumberton 1.25      
Newton 3.25 4.76 -1.51 68
Orange 9 N 2.37 6.76 -4.39 35
Orange 3.63 6.21 -2.58 58
Port Arthur City 2.79 6.37 -3.58 44
Silsbee 4 N 1.00      
Town Bluff Reservoir 0.22 5.74 -5.52 4
Wildwood 2.73      
Woodville 1.20 4.54 -3.34 26

July, 2008 Radar Estimated Rainfall Graphic
July, 2008 Radar Estimated Rainfall Graphic

July, 2008 Normal Rainfall Graphic
July, 2008 Normal Rainfall Graphic

July, 2008 Departure from Normal Rainfall Graphic
July, 2008 Departure from Normal Rainfall Graphic

July, 2008 Percent of Normal Rainfall Graphic
July, 2008 Percent of Normal Rainfall Graphic


 Louisiana Preliminary Temperature Reports.
 
Location Maximum Minimum Mean Normal Departure from Normal
Alexandria 5SSE 94.6 70.0 82.3    
Alexandria Esler Field 96.5 69.8 83.2 82.0 1.2
Alexandria International 96.7 72.8 84.8 83.3 1.5
Alexandria Power Plant 95.2 74.1 84.7    
Boyce 3 WNW 93.5 75.2 84.4 82.9 1.4
Boyce 7 SW 95.9 71.9 83.9    
Bunkie 94.8 72.8 83.8 82.6 1.2
Crowley 2 NE 92.2 73.4 82.8 82.2 0.6
De Ridder 94.1 72.3 83.2 82.4 0.8
Eunice 94.0 73.1 83.6 83.6 0.0
Franklin 3 NW 90.0 73.5 81.8 81.4 0.3
Grand Coteau 91.3 72.3 81.8 82.5 -0.7
Jeanerette 5 NW 91.6 73.2 82.4 81.5 0.9
Jennings 92.5 73.6 83.1 81.8 1.3
Lafayette 91.7 72.7 82.2 82.2 0.0
Lafayette Regional 92.0 74.3 83.2 82.2 1.0
Lake Arthur 10 SW 93.7 75.6 84.7 82.7 2.0
Lake Charles Regional 91.7 74.3 83.0 82.6 0.4
Leesville 96.1 69.2 82.7 81.6 1.1
Leland Bowman Lock 90.3 75.0 82.7 82.2 0.5
LSU Dean Lee 93.3 69.4 81.4 82.2 -0.9
Morgan City 89.5 73.5 81.5    
Moss Bluff 2 NNW 92.0 72.3 82.2    
New Iberia Acadiana Regional 92.4 73.6 83.0 82.3 0.7
Oberlin Fire Tower 92.5 72.1 82.3 82.5 -0.2
Rockefeller NWR 89.2 74.6 81.9 82.8 -0.9
Rosepine Research Station 93.5 70.2 81.9 81.5 0.3
Salt Point 88.9 77.3 83.1    
St. Martinville 3 SW 90.4 72.4 81.4    


Texas Preliminary Temperature Reports.

Location Maximum Minimum Mean Normal Departure from Normal
Beaumont 93.1 74.7 83.9    
Beaumont Research Center 91.9 71.2 81.6 83.1 -1.5
Beaumont/SE Texas Regional 92.7 73.6 83.2 82.7 0.5
Lumberton 94.6 71.4 83.0    
Orange 9 N 92.7 70.5 81.6 81.6 0.0
Town Bluff Reservoir 93.8 70.4 82.1 81.9 0.2
Wildwood 94.6 70.2 82.4    
 
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