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CDUS44 KLCH 131024
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
423 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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    132 PM  80    1907  61     16       65       
  MINIMUM         66   1227 AM  10    1918  42     24       34       
  AVERAGE         72                        52     20       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1932   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.47  -1.79     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.68                      7.98  -2.30     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      2.47  -1.79     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    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       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                       168   -145      152       
  SINCE DEC 1    417                       527   -110      552       
  SINCE JUL 1    512                       750   -238      699       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        11      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
JANUARY 14 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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