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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
706 AM CDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         82    300 PM  92    1925  80      2       79       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  41    1910  60     -1       64       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.39 1920   0.16  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      4.08  -2.78     5.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.63                      8.59  -5.96     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                     19.06  -6.26    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        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        40    -20       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       189     14       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1188                      1488   -300     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       101    -17      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    122                       149    -27      203       
  SINCE JAN 1    198                       166     32      220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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