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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 10 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         90    157 PM  99    1981  91     -1       88       
  MINIMUM         74    606 AM  62    1947  74      0       71       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          2.56 1921   0.23  -0.06     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.85                      2.24  -0.39     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.76                      8.30  -3.54    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.97                     33.31 -14.34    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       170     15      167       
  SINCE JUN 1    710                       631     79      643       
  SINCE JAN 1   1278                      1142    136     1219       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 11 2005..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
JULY 12 2005..........SUNRISE   615 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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