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CDUS44 KLCH 231028
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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    204 PM 101    1921  91      4       95       
  MINIMUM         75    225 AM  60    1956  73      2       77       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1964   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      3.53  -0.67     0.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     16.24  -7.31    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     41.25 -18.11    53.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       381     53      361       
  SINCE JUN 1   1571                      1375    196     1407       
  SINCE JAN 1   2139                      1886    253     1983       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        59      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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