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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
434 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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         93    214 PM  99    1921  90      3       88       
  MINIMUM         74   1159 PM  57    1924  73      1       73       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.41 1954   0.23  -0.18     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.55  -0.39     0.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.07                      7.61  -3.54    13.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.28                     32.62 -14.34    50.35    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       119     14      124       
  SINCE JUN 1    658                       580     78      600       
  SINCE JAN 1   1226                      1091    135     1176       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        99      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  8 2005..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY  9 2005..........SUNRISE   614 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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