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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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    410 PM  98    1893  91      1       90       
  MINIMUM         76    550 AM  67    1967  74      2       78       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          2.33 1904   0.22   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      4.00  -1.10     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.81                     10.06  -4.25    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.02                     35.07 -15.05    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       306     28      331       
  SINCE JUN 1    859                       767     92      807       
  SINCE JAN 1   1427                      1278    149     1383       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
JULY 20 2005..........SUNRISE   620 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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