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CDUS44 KLCH 141029
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         95    137 PM  98    1893  88      7       91       
  MINIMUM         69    611 AM  48    1940  70     -1       73       
  AVERAGE         82                        79      3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1961   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      2.33  -2.33     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      2.33  -2.33     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.55                     45.03 -21.48    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       17                        14      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       196      6      234       
  SINCE SEP 1    202                       196      6      234       
  SINCE JAN 1   2533                      2230    303     2388       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       100      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        46      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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