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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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    343 PM  92    1894  78      5       78       
  MINIMUM         56    613 AM  38    1928  57     -1       49       
  AVERAGE         70                        68      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1957   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.48  -1.91     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      6.99  -5.09     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     17.46  -5.39    15.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        30    -14       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       179     20       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1478   -294     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        51    -12       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        99    -22      118       
  SINCE JAN 1    153                       116     37      135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   637 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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