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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
410 AM CST MON JAN 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         53    331 PM  79    1952  61     -8       68       
  MINIMUM         37    743 AM  20    1905  42     -5       53       
  AVERAGE         45                        52     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 1925   0.21  -0.21      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      3.31  -1.56     1.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      8.82  -2.07     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      3.31  -1.56     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       20                        14      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       224   -142      172       
  SINCE DEC 1    476                       583   -107      572       
  SINCE JUL 1    571                       806   -235      719       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
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    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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