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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
416 AM CST WED JAN 19 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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         50    247 PM  81    1894  61    -11       63       
  MINIMUM         32    722 AM  18    1948  42    -10       48       
  AVERAGE         41                        52    -11       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.74 1992   0.21  -0.21      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      3.73  -1.98     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      9.24  -2.49     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      3.73  -1.98     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       24                        14     10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       252   -120      184       
  SINCE DEC 1    526                       611    -85      584       
  SINCE JUL 1    621                       834   -213      731       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
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    75          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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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