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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         85    300 PM  92    1987  79      6       81       
  MINIMUM         59    331 AM  41    1953  58      1       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.51 1977   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.12  -2.55     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      7.63  -5.73     2.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     18.10  -6.03    15.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                        34    -18       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       183     16       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1482   -298     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        69    -14       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     93                       117    -24      138       
  SINCE JAN 1    169                       134     35      155       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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