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CDUS44 KLCH 291021
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         84   1256 PM  93    1987  81      3       81       
  MINIMUM         57    448 AM  39    1928  61     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         71                        71      0       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.46 1972   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      4.40  -3.10     5.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.63                      8.91  -6.28     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                     19.38  -6.58    18.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                        42    -22       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       191     12       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1188                      1490   -302     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       113    -21      127       
  SINCE MAR 1    130                       161    -31      208       
  SINCE JAN 1    206                       178     28      225       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 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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