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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    112 PM  93    1910  76     -4       82       
  MINIMUM         57    634 AM  35    1971  56      1       62       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.83 1942   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.05  -0.96     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.42                      5.56  -4.14     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.59                     16.03  -4.44    14.33    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        15     -2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       164     32       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   1181                      1463   -282     1373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        19     -7       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        67    -17       97       
  SINCE JAN 1    126                        84     42      114       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        33      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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