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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         92    144 PM  99    1925  89      3       91       
  MINIMUM         70    614 AM  51    1918  71     -1       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        80      1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1974   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.41  -1.41     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      1.41  -1.41     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.55                     44.11 -20.56    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       16                        15      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       124     -5      141       
  SINCE SEP 1    119                       124     -5      141       
  SINCE JAN 1   2450                      2158    292     2295       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        98      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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