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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
509 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         72    353 PM  87    1925  75     -3       79       
  MINIMUM         48    617 AM  35    1907  55     -7       54       
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.54 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.30  -0.28     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.35                      4.81  -3.46     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.52                     15.28  -3.76    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        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         5      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       154     34       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1173                      1453   -280     1370       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        52    -13       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    115                        69     46      100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
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    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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