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CDUS44 KLCH 131031
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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    311 PM  99    1912  88      5       93       
  MINIMUM         68    613 AM  50    1940  70     -2       75       
  AVERAGE         81                        79      2       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1973   0.19  -0.19     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      2.14  -2.14     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      2.14  -2.14     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.55                     44.84 -21.29    55.37    
                                                                     
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                        14      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       182      3      217       
  SINCE SEP 1    185                       182      3      217       
  SINCE JAN 1   2516                      2216    300     2371       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        48      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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