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CDUS44 KLCH 121021
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         80   1037 AM  91    1927  77      3       76       
  MINIMUM         62    924 PM  36    1918  56      6       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.48          1.93 1947   0.16   0.32     0.70    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.68  -1.11     1.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      6.19  -4.29     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     16.66  -4.59    15.03    
                                                                     
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                        23    -10        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       172     24       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   1181                      1471   -290     1373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        31      0       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                        79    -10      118       
  SINCE JAN 1    145                        96     49      135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   643 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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