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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
518 AM CDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         79    333 PM  91    1987  79      0       82       
  MINIMUM         58    551 AM  40    1901  58      0       60       
  AVERAGE         69                        69      0       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.90 1935   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.96  -2.39     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      7.47  -5.57     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     17.94  -5.87    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        33    -17       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       182     17       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1481   -297     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        64    -16       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                       112    -26      130       
  SINCE JAN 1    162                       129     33      147       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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