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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         73    329 PM  87    1916  61     12       49       
  MINIMUM         54    700 AM  16    1985  42     12       28       
  AVERAGE         64                        52     12       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          9.99 1993   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      4.13  -2.38     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                      9.64  -2.89     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      4.13  -2.38     2.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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        1                        14    -13       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       280   -131      233       
  SINCE DEC 1    543                       639    -96      633       
  SINCE JUL 1    638                       862   -224      780       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        13      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   703 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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