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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
532 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 14 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         86   1229 PM  98    1923  91     -5       94       
  MINIMUM         77   1159 PM  63    1990  74      3       78       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          4.78 1989   0.22  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      3.12  -1.03     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.00                      9.18  -4.18    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.21                     34.19 -14.98    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       238     25      247       
  SINCE JUN 1    788                       699     89      723       
  SINCE JAN 1   1356                      1210    146     1299       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 15 2005..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 16 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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