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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
544 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         96    352 PM 100    1923  91      5       94       
  MINIMUM         77    327 AM  62    1947  74      3       75       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.15 1895   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      5.07  -1.91     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     11.13  -5.06    15.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     36.14 -15.86    52.19    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  438                       391     47      420       
  SINCE JUN 1    963                       852    111      896       
  SINCE JAN 1   1531                      1363    168     1472       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2005..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
JULY 25 2005..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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