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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
418 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 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         71    400 PM  79    1950  61     10       51       
  MINIMUM         58   1223 AM  14    1962  42     16       34       
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.66 1991   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.05  -1.37     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.68                      7.56  -1.88     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      2.05  -1.37     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                       140   -117      115       
  SINCE DEC 1    417                       499    -82      515       
  SINCE JUL 1    512                       722   -210      662       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        79      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 11 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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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