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CDUS44 KLCH 111020
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         94    454 PM 101    1962  91      3       94       
  MINIMUM         72    616 AM  62    1989  74     -2       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.99 1988   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.70  -0.55     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.22                     14.41  -7.19    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.43                     39.42 -17.99    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       177     12      186       
  SINCE JUN 1   1326                      1171    155     1232       
  SINCE JAN 1   1894                      1682    212     1808       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        58      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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