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CDUS44 KLCH 171240
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
740 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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         91    114 PM  99    1980  91      0       94       
  MINIMUM         76    532 AM  61    1967  74      2       80       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1986   0.22  -0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.62                      3.56  -0.94     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.53                      9.62  -4.09    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     34.63 -14.89    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       272     24      293       
  SINCE JUN 1    821                       733     88      769       
  SINCE JAN 1   1389                      1244    145     1345       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
JULY 18 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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