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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
509 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         70   1212 PM  92    1925  80    -10       82       
  MINIMUM         57    254 AM  45    1968  60     -3       66       
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          2.35 2004   0.16   0.55     2.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      3.92  -2.64     5.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.61                      8.43  -5.82     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.78                     18.90  -6.12    18.74    
                                                                     
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        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        39    -19       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       188     15       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1188                      1487   -299     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        95    -17      115       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       143    -27      196       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       160     32      213       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   628 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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