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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
514 AM CDT THU APR 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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    404 PM  89    1954  78      0       66       
  MINIMUM         53    411 AM  32    1940  57     -4       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        68     -2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1980   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.00  -1.43     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      6.51  -4.61     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     16.98  -4.91    15.09    
                                                                     
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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        27    -14       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       176     20       84       
  SINCE JUL 1   1181                      1475   -294     1393       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        39     -5       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        87    -15      118       
  SINCE JAN 1    148                       104     44      135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        89      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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