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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
407 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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         57    352 PM  80    1937  61     -4       72       
  MINIMUM         42   1153 PM  19    1964  42      0       47       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.75 1946   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      2.89  -1.14     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      8.40  -1.65     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      2.89  -1.14     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1982   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       15                        14      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                       196   -153      164       
  SINCE DEC 1    437                       555   -118      564       
  SINCE JUL 1    532                       778   -246      711       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   531 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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