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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         94    332 PM  99    1986  91      3       93       
  MINIMUM         75    614 AM  65    1897  74      1       76       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.22 1908   0.19  -0.19     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      6.46  -3.30     2.73    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     12.52  -6.45    15.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     37.53 -17.25    53.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  591                       515     76      549       
  SINCE JUN 1   1116                       976    140     1025       
  SINCE JAN 1   1684                      1487    197     1601       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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