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CDUS44 KLCH 191034
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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    238 PM 100    1933  87      8       96       
  MINIMUM         78    643 AM  47    1903  68     10       72       
  AVERAGE         87                        78      9       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.03 1932   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      3.24  -2.35     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.89                      3.24  -2.35     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.44                     45.94 -21.50    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       22                        13      9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  326                       263     63      332       
  SINCE SEP 1    326                       263     63      332       
  SINCE JAN 1   2657                      2297    360     2486       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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