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CDUS44 KLCH 121020
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 11 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    225 PM  99    1902  91      4       92       
  MINIMUM         76    557 AM  63    1894  74      2       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.84 1975   0.22  -0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.85                      2.46  -0.61     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.76                      8.52  -3.76    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.97                     33.53 -14.56    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       187     19      185       
  SINCE JUN 1    731                       648     83      661       
  SINCE JAN 1   1299                      1159    140     1237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 12 2005..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
JULY 13 2005..........SUNRISE   616 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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