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CDUS44 KLCH 261016
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         96    304 PM 100    1914  91      5       97       
  MINIMUM         77    609 AM  62    1917  73      4       75       
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1926   0.16  -0.16     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      4.00  -1.14     1.02    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     16.71  -7.78    16.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     41.72 -18.58    54.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  500                       432     68      422       
  SINCE JUN 1   1637                      1426    211     1468       
  SINCE JAN 1   2205                      1937    268     2044       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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