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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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    414 PM 101    1896  91      2       95       
  MINIMUM         71    524 AM  63    1915  74     -3       79       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1940   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.88  -0.79     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.16                     13.59  -7.43    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.37                     38.60 -18.23    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        18     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        90      3      102       
  SINCE JUN 1   1230                      1084    146     1148       
  SINCE JAN 1   1798                      1595    203     1724       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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