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CDUS44 KLCH 151052
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
551 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         94    223 PM 100    1912  88      6       91       
  MINIMUM         74    626 AM  46    1902  70      4       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        79      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1941   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.52  -2.52     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         2.52  -2.52     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.55                     45.22 -21.67    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       19                        14      5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       210     11      252       
  SINCE SEP 1    221                       210     11      252       
  SINCE JAN 1   2552                      2244    308     2406       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        48      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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