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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
518 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         95    312 PM 102    1986  91      4       96       
  MINIMUM         74    608 AM  65    1923  74      0       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.72 1935   0.18  -0.12     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.18  -0.12     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.13                     12.89  -6.76    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.34                     37.90 -17.56    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        18      2       21       
  SINCE JUN 1   1157                      1012    145     1067       
  SINCE JAN 1   1725                      1523    202     1643       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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