000 
CDUS44 KLCH 131020
CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

................................... 

...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         95    304 PM 100    1962  91      4       84       
  MINIMUM         77   1159 PM  59    1931  73      4       67       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1945   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      2.02  -0.87     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.22                     14.73  -7.51    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.43                     39.74 -18.31    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       211     20      215       
  SINCE JUN 1   1368                      1205    163     1261       
  SINCE JAN 1   1936                      1716    220     1837       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$