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CDUS44 KLCH 271008
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
408 AM CST THU JAN 27 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         76    415 PM  81    1952  62     14       75       
  MINIMUM         58   1026 PM  18    1940  42     16       47       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.23 1913   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.75                      5.32  -3.57     2.91    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.75                     10.83  -4.08     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      5.32  -3.57     2.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1994   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        0                        14    -14        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       364   -146      295       
  SINCE DEC 1    612                       723   -111      695       
  SINCE JUL 1    707                       946   -239      842       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   542 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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