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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
415 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    308 PM  86    1941  62     15       78       
  MINIMUM         62    625 AM  21    1984  42     20       58       
  AVERAGE         70                        52     18       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.71 1911   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.00                      5.71  -0.71     2.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.20  -0.20     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    394                       373     21      400       
  SINCE JUL 1    489                       596   -107      547       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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