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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
552 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         94    334 PM 100    1912  88      6       99       
  MINIMUM         77    706 AM  54    1961  69      8       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        79      7       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             5.92 1963   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      3.06  -2.18     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.88                      3.06  -2.18     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.43                     45.76 -21.33    55.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           21                        13      8       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       250     54      313       
  SINCE SEP 1    304                       250     54      313       
  SINCE JAN 1   2635                      2284    351     2467       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        47      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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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