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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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         95    148 PM 103    1924  91      4       92       
  MINIMUM         77   1152 PM  65    1947  74      3       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.84 1894   0.21   0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      4.65  -1.49     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     10.71  -4.64    14.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     35.72 -15.44    51.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  397                       357     40      379       
  SINCE JUN 1    922                       818    104      855       
  SINCE JAN 1   1490                      1329    161     1431       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2005..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2005..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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