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CDUS44 KLCH 261303
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
803 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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         97    239 PM  99    1923  91      6       95       
  MINIMUM         79   1159 PM  64    1915  74      5       77       
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1979   0.20  -0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      5.48  -2.32     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     11.54  -5.47    15.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     36.55 -16.27    52.19    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  484                       425     59      462       
  SINCE JUN 1   1009                       886    123      938       
  SINCE JAN 1   1577                      1397    180     1514       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 26 2005..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
JULY 27 2005..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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