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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
508 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         83    333 PM  92    1933  81      2       80       
  MINIMUM         51    252 AM  44    1898  60     -9       56       
  AVERAGE         67                        71     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.52 1997   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      4.24  -2.94     5.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.63                      8.75  -6.12     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                     19.22  -6.42    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                        41    -21       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       190     13       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1188                      1489   -301     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       107    -21      125       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                       155    -31      206       
  SINCE JAN 1    200                       172     28      223       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        39      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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