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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
416 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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         72    359 AM  80    1972  61     11       70       
  MINIMUM         48   1024 PM  11    1918  42      6       45       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.07          2.17 1977   0.21   0.86     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      2.68  -0.93     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      8.19  -1.44     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      2.68  -0.93     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1964   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        5                        14     -9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                       182   -154      159       
  SINCE DEC 1    422                       541   -119      559       
  SINCE JUL 1    517                       764   -247      706       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   530 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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