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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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    208 PM  92    1925  79      6       86       
  MINIMUM         66    500 AM  40    1931  59      7       71       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1979   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.44  -2.87     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      7.95  -6.05     2.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     18.42  -6.35    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                        36    -20       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       185     14       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1484   -300     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        79     -2       79       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                       127    -12      160       
  SINCE JAN 1    191                       144     47      177       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   631 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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