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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
627 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         63    421 PM  81    1907  62      1       56       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  21    1942  42      6       42       
  AVERAGE         56                        52      4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.19 1993   0.21  -0.21     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.63  -0.95     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.68                      7.14  -1.46     3.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      1.63  -0.95     1.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      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        9                        14     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                       112    -98       78       
  SINCE DEC 1    408                       471    -63      478       
  SINCE JUL 1    503                       694   -191      625       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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