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CDUS44 KLCH 161037
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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   1219 PM 101    1951  91      4       87       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  58    2004  73      2       58       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.62          6.18 1949   0.15   0.47     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      2.48  -0.61     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.94                     15.19  -7.25    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.15                     40.20 -18.05    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       262     29      239       
  SINCE JUN 1   1428                      1256    172     1285       
  SINCE JAN 1   1996                      1767    229     1861       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      2004                    
                                             1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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