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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
506 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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    226 PM 101    1924  91      6       94       
  MINIMUM         78    549 AM  61    1896  72      6       75       
  AVERAGE         88                        82      6       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.77 1967   0.16  -0.16     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      4.32  -1.46     1.37    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     17.03  -8.10    17.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     42.04 -18.90    54.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  546                       465     81      463       
  SINCE JUN 1   1683                      1459    224     1509       
  SINCE JAN 1   2251                      1970    281     2085       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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