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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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    256 PM 101    1962  91      5       94       
  MINIMUM         74   1159 PM  60    1989  74      0       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.06          2.06 1988   0.16   0.90     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.54  -0.39     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.22                     14.25  -7.03    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.43                     39.26 -17.83    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       160     11      167       
  SINCE JUN 1   1308                      1154    154     1213       
  SINCE JAN 1   1876                      1665    211     1789       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 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        62      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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