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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
523 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         79   1122 AM  87    1893  76      3       73       
  MINIMUM         56    248 AM  33    1987  55      1       50       
  AVERAGE         68                        66      2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1928   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.75  -0.73     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.35                      5.26  -3.91     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.52                     15.73  -4.21    13.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1996   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        11      2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       160     36       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   1181                      1459   -278     1373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        13     -9        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        61    -19       88       
  SINCE JAN 1    118                        78     40      105       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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