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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT MON APR 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         83    230 PM  91    1893  77      6       85       
  MINIMUM         60    554 AM  34    1938  56      4       59       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.97 1955   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.52  -1.43     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.42                      6.03  -4.61     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.59                     16.50  -4.91    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                        21     -8        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       170     26       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   1181                      1469   -288     1373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        28     -3       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        76    -13      117       
  SINCE JAN 1    139                        93     46      134       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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