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CDUS44 KLCH 271008
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
508 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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    308 PM 101    1902  91      6       96       
  MINIMUM         78    539 AM  60    1917  73      5       76       
  AVERAGE         88                        82      6       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.01 1967   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      4.16  -1.30     1.02    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     16.87  -7.94    16.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     41.88 -18.74    54.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  523                       449     74      443       
  SINCE JUN 1   1660                      1443    217     1489       
  SINCE JAN 1   2228                      1954    274     2065       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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