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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
730 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         83    424 PM 100    1924  91     -8       97       
  MINIMUM         75   1043 PM  61    1967  74      1       81       
  AVERAGE         79                        83     -4       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          1.14 1936   0.22   0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.62                      3.34  -0.72     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.53                      9.40  -3.87    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     34.41 -14.67    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       255     22      271       
  SINCE JUN 1    802                       716     86      747       
  SINCE JAN 1   1370                      1227    143     1323       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2005..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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