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CDUS44 KLCH 141023
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
522 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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   1247 PM 100    1951  91      3       83       
  MINIMUM         75    422 AM  60    1931  73      2       62       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.82 1934   0.16  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      2.18  -1.01     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.24                     14.89  -7.65    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.45                     39.90 -18.45    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       228     23      223       
  SINCE JUN 1   1388                      1222    166     1269       
  SINCE JAN 1   1956                      1733    223     1845       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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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 14 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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