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CDUS44 KLCH 030959
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
458 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         92    238 PM 102    1922  91      1       94       
  MINIMUM         75    554 AM  64    1925  74      1       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 1976   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.36  -0.30     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.13                     13.07  -6.94    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.34                     38.08 -17.74    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        36      3       41       
  SINCE JUN 1   1176                      1030    146     1087       
  SINCE JAN 1   1744                      1541    203     1663       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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