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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
426 AM CDT SAT JUL 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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    154 PM  99    1990  90      3       87       
  MINIMUM         71    555 AM  60    1905  73     -2       73       
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          2.37 1934   0.23   0.28     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      1.78  -0.11     0.77    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.58                      7.84  -3.26    13.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.79                     32.85 -14.06    51.04    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       136     14      139       
  SINCE JUN 1    675                       597     78      615       
  SINCE JAN 1   1243                      1108    135     1191       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        65      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2005..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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