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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         72    358 PM  90    1955  80     -8       87       
  MINIMUM         51    544 AM  42    1910  59     -8       67       
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.07 1905   0.16  -0.16     1.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.76  -3.19     2.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      8.27  -6.37     3.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     18.74  -6.67    16.39    
                                                                     
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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        38    -19       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    202                       187     15       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1187                      1486   -299     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        89    -11      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       137    -21      187       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       154     38      204       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    64           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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