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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
500 AM CDT MON AUG 1 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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    346 PM 103    1899  91      5       95       
  MINIMUM         75    553 AM  67    1914  74      1       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.28 1960   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      6.65  -3.49     2.73    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.07                     12.71  -6.64    15.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.28                     37.72 -17.44    53.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  612                       533     79      570       
  SINCE JUN 1   1137                       994    143     1046       
  SINCE JAN 1   1705                      1505    200     1622       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 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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