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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         97    238 PM 102    1925  91      6       95       
  MINIMUM         77    507 AM  61    1940  73      4       78       
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1956   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      3.23  -0.42     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.88                     15.94  -7.06    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.09                     40.95 -17.86    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       347     47      319       
  SINCE JUN 1   1531                      1341    190     1365       
  SINCE JAN 1   2099                      1852    247     1941       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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