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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
515 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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    335 PM 103    1962  91      4       92       
  MINIMUM         75    633 AM  64    1923  74      1       72       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T            19.63 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.38  -1.29     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.16                     14.09  -7.93    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.37                     39.10 -18.73    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       143      8      147       
  SINCE JUN 1   1288                      1137    151     1193       
  SINCE JAN 1   1856                      1648    208     1769       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        60      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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