Weekly
Weather Summary: 14-20 Jul 2008
Barry
Keim/
State Climatologist / keim@lsu.edu
(Based
on preliminary reports received from approximately 120 NWS
Cooperative sites from across the state)
...Drought
Hanging Over Louisiana...
The
weather week opened on 14 July with a frontal boundary draped across
the State. This front served to focus scattered thunderstorms,
whereby wind damage was reported in St. Charles Parish. The front
then moved slightly south on the 15th, before clearing the
State by the 16th. This front helped produce most of the
rain for the week. Behind this front was less humid air, which
enveloped the State, though the humidity gradually increased from the
16th through 19th, ending with more seasonable
values. Over the weekend – 19-20 July – the State experienced
more typical summer conditions.
For
the week, Statewide precipitation averaged 0.5 inches, which was 0.7
inches below normal. Since 1 June, the
State has only received 53 percent of
normal rainfall, with the west-central portion of the State being hit
the hardest, with less than one-third of normal rainfall. Also note
the large number of Parishes Statewide with “short” or “very
short” soil moisture conditions (below). Expect the U.S. Drought
Monitor to increase drought in the State. Statewide temperature
averaged 83°F,
which was normal.
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