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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
538 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 22 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         93    337 PM 100    1924  91      2       94       
  MINIMUM         75    527 AM  64    1915  74      1       77       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.82 1967   0.21  -0.21     0.94    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      4.86  -1.70     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     10.92  -4.85    15.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     35.93 -15.65    52.19    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       374     42      400       
  SINCE JUN 1    941                       835    106      876       
  SINCE JAN 1   1509                      1346    163     1452       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 23 2005..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
JULY 24 2005..........SUNRISE   622 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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