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CDUS44 KLCH 281013
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
513 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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    304 PM 100    1930  91      5       89       
  MINIMUM         79    445 AM  66    1924  74      5       73       
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1974   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      5.88  -2.72     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     11.94  -5.87    15.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     36.95 -16.67    52.19    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        18      5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  527                       461     66      495       
  SINCE JUN 1   1052                       922    130      971       
  SINCE JAN 1   1620                      1433    187     1547       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
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    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 28 2005..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
JULY 29 2005..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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