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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
522 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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         95    317 PM 100    1894  90      5       90       
  MINIMUM         73   1159 PM  60    1924  73      0       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          3.51 1903   0.22   0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.44  -0.01     0.03    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.34                      6.50  -3.16    13.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.55                     31.51 -13.96    50.30    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        34      6       35       
  SINCE JUN 1    565                       495     70      511       
  SINCE JAN 1   1133                      1006    127     1087       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       103      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        58      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2005..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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