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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
410 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         75    252 PM  87    1914  75      0       75       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  35    1937  55      1       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.25 1974   0.15  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.15  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.35                      4.66  -3.31     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.52                     15.13  -3.61    13.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       152     31       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1168                      1451   -283     1370       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        50    -11       81       
  SINCE JAN 1    115                        67     48       98       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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