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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         54    410 PM  82    1972  62     -8       70       
  MINIMUM         29    553 AM  14    1948  42    -13       50       
  AVERAGE         42                        52    -10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1978   0.20  -0.20     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      4.93  -3.18     2.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                     10.44  -3.69     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      4.93  -3.18     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1960   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       23                        14      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       336   -129      288       
  SINCE DEC 1    601                       695    -94      688       
  SINCE JUL 1    696                       918   -222      835       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
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    79           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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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