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CDUS44 KLCH 141015
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
513 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 13 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         92    454 PM 107    1901  91      1       94       
  MINIMUM         77    535 AM  65    1905  74      3       77       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          2.70 1967   0.22  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      2.90  -0.85     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.96                      8.96  -4.00    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.17                     33.97 -14.80    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       221     25      226       
  SINCE JUN 1    771                       682     89      702       
  SINCE JAN 1   1339                      1193    146     1278       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        98      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 14 2005..........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 15 2005..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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