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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
540 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         75    326 PM  90    1925  80     -5       87       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  41    1927  59     -2       72       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1952   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.60  -3.03     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      8.11  -6.21     2.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     18.58  -6.51    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                        37    -21       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       186     13       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1485   -301     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        84     -6       94       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       132    -16      175       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       149     43      192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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