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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         77    322 PM  88    1925  78     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         49    505 AM  39    1933  57     -8       45       
  AVERAGE         63                        68     -5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1967   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.32  -1.75     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      6.83  -4.93     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     17.30  -5.23    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        2                         1      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        29    -13       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       178     21       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1477   -293     1405       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        47    -13       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        95    -23      118       
  SINCE JAN 1    148                       112     36      135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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