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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 5 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         88    448 PM 101    1921  90     -2       90       
  MINIMUM         76    521 AM  62    1924  73      3       77       
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.25 1915   0.22  -0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.10   0.01     0.04    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.02                      7.16  -3.14    13.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.23                     32.17 -13.94    50.31    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        85     11       91       
  SINCE JUN 1    621                       546     75      567       
  SINCE JAN 1   1189                      1057    132     1143       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       102      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  6 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY  7 2005..........SUNRISE   613 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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