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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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    319 PM 100    1932  91      1       89       
  MINIMUM         76    550 AM  65    1967  74      2       78       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.44 1912   0.22  -0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.62                      3.78  -1.16     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.53                      9.84  -4.31    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     34.85 -15.11    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       289     26      312       
  SINCE JUN 1    840                       750     90      788       
  SINCE JAN 1   1408                      1261    147     1364       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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