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CDUS44 KLCH 211044
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
538 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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         94    138 PM 100    1924  91      3       89       
  MINIMUM         77    239 AM  66    1904  74      3       69       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 2001   0.22  -0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      4.44  -1.54     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.81                     10.50  -4.69    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.02                     35.51 -15.49    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       340     36      361       
  SINCE JUN 1    901                       801    100      837       
  SINCE JAN 1   1469                      1312    157     1413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 21 2005..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
JULY 22 2005..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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