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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         85    110 PM  92    1955  81      4       84       
  MINIMUM         64    311 AM  44    1916  61      3       61       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.36 1960   0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      4.56  -3.25     5.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.64                      9.07  -6.43     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.81                     19.54  -6.73    18.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   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                        43    -23       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       192     11       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1188                      1491   -303     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       120    -18      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    140                       168    -28      216       
  SINCE JAN 1    216                       185     31      233       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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