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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST THU JAN 6 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         79R  1241 PM  79    1921  62     17       70       
  MINIMUM         66    524 AM  19    1911  42     24       39       
  AVERAGE         73                        52     21       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.59 1998   0.20  -0.17     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.00  -0.97     0.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.03                      6.51  -1.48     2.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      1.00  -0.97     0.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        70    -70       10       
  SINCE DEC 1    394                       429    -35      410       
  SINCE JUL 1    489                       652   -163      557       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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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