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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
514 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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    241 PM 101    1921  91      6       92       
  MINIMUM         78    527 AM  59    1956  73      5       75       
  AVERAGE         88                        82      6       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1922   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      3.68  -0.82     0.78    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     16.39  -7.46    16.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     41.40 -18.26    53.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  457                       398     59      380       
  SINCE JUN 1   1594                      1392    202     1426       
  SINCE JAN 1   2162                      1903    259     2002       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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