Natchitoches Weather Summary For August 22, 2013; Cane River Lake remains near 5.5 feet

Natchitoches Weather Summary For August 22, 2013
Cane River Lake Near 5.5 Feet Stage; Rain Shower Thursday
August 22, 2013 -- The sky was partly cloudy today with no morning rainfall observed at Natchitoches, La.   At 8 AM CDT today, the sky was partly cloudy, wind was calm in speed, temperature at 74.2 degrees and  barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.11 in. Hg (1019 hPa).
The afternoon was partly cloudy.  A rain shower developed during the 3:00 PM CDT hour.  Rain was observed at 3:00 PM, 3:09 PM and 3:11 PM.  However, the rainfall was not meaurable and amounted to a trace amount.  The U. S. Drought Monitor in their Aug. 20, 2013 report has Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La. in a D-1 stage moderate drought.  Today's NWS official afternoon high temperature for Natchitoches was 91.0 degrees.

Cane River Lake Stage:
Cane River Lake remains near 5.5 feet depth stage at downtown Natchitoches, La. as of 10:00 AM CDT on Aug. 22, 2013.  The US Drought Monitor has most of Natchitoches, La. in a D1 status of moderate drought in their recent Aug. 20th report.


Here's today's official weather data for Natchitoches from the National Weather Service:
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2013
NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              95    68       69        0.00
BENTON 5E            95    72       74        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         95    71       73        0.00
CALHOUN              89    63       63        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        94    70       70        0.35
FARMERVILLE          94    72       73        0.00
HOMER 1N             91    68       70        0.00
MINDEN               94    68       71        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      91    70       74        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     95    71       83        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     90    66       70        0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     97    70       72        0.00