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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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    233 PM  98    1986  91      2       91       
  MINIMUM         77    607 AM  64    1897  74      3       74       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.66 1954   0.19  -0.19     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      6.27  -3.11     2.01    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     12.33  -6.26    15.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     37.34 -17.06    52.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  571                       497     74      529       
  SINCE JUN 1   1096                       958    138     1005       
  SINCE JAN 1   1664                      1469    195     1581       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2005..........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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