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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
550 AM CDT THU SEP 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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         93    230 PM 100    1925  89      4       93       
  MINIMUM         70    557 AM  51    1918  71     -1       76       
  AVERAGE         82                        80      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1893   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.23  -1.23     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      1.23  -1.23     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.55                     43.93 -20.38    55.08    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     0                         0      0        0       

 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       109     -6      125       
  SINCE SEP 1    103                       109     -6      125  
  SINCE JAN 1   2434                      2143    291     2279   


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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
                                                                   
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        99      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        51      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 8 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 9 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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