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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         78    306 PM  91    1930  76      2       76       
  MINIMUM         58    621 AM  33    1939  56      2       61       
  AVERAGE         68                        66      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1921   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.20  -1.11     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.42                      5.71  -4.29     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.59                     16.18  -4.59    14.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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                        17     -4        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       166     30       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   1181                      1465   -284     1373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        22     -7       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        70    -17      101       
  SINCE JAN 1    129                        87     42      118       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   646 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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