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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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    249 PM  93    1987  79      6       83       
  MINIMUM         66   1232 AM  41    1953  59      7       63       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.84 1979   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.28  -2.71     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      7.79  -5.89     2.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     18.26  -6.19    15.10    
                                                                     
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                        35    -19       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       184     15       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1483   -299     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        74     -8       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    104                       122    -18      146       
  SINCE JAN 1    180                       139     41      163       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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