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CDUS44 KLCH 121019
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
418 AM CST WED JAN 12 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         78   1258 PM  79    1907  61     17       56       
  MINIMUM         65   1157 PM  10    1982  42     23       30       
  AVERAGE         72                        52     20       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1931   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.26  -1.58     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.68                      7.77  -2.09     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      2.26  -1.58     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1973   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                       154   -131      137       
  SINCE DEC 1    417                       513    -96      537       
  SINCE JUL 1    512                       736   -224      684       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   529 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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