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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         48        MM  81    1935  61    -13       68        
  MINIMUM         30        MM  19    1982  42    -12       55        
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1931   0.21  -0.21     1.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      3.52  -1.77     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      9.03  -2.28     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      3.52  -1.77     2.58    
                                                                     
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       26                        14     12        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       238   -130      175       
  SINCE DEC 1    502                       597    -95      575       
  SINCE JUL 1    597                       820   -223      722       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
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    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   534 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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