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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
413 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         55    353 PM  82    1928  61     -6       67       
  MINIMUM         37    733 AM  23    1964  42     -5       55       
  AVERAGE         46                        52     -6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.89 1924   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      3.10  -1.35     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      8.61  -1.86     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      3.10  -1.35     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       19                        14      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       210   -148      168       
  SINCE DEC 1    456                       569   -113      568       
  SINCE JUL 1    551                       792   -241      715       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        79      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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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