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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
426 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         65    356 PM  81    1952  61      4       50       
  MINIMUM         32    552 AM  14    1940  42    -10       33       
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.03 1974   0.20  -0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      3.93  -2.18     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      9.44  -2.69     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      3.93  -2.18     2.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1978   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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       16                        14      2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       266   -118      207       
  SINCE DEC 1    542                       625    -83      607       
  SINCE JUL 1    637                       848   -211      754       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   536 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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