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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         93    302 PM 103    1925  91      2       94       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  61    1940  73      3       78       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.26 1965   0.15  -0.10     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      3.38  -0.52     0.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     16.09  -7.16    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     41.10 -17.96    53.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  414                       364     50      340       
  SINCE JUN 1   1551                      1358    193     1386       
  SINCE JAN 1   2119                      1869    250     1962       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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