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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         95    359 PM  99    1912  87      8       91       
  MINIMUM         74    615 AM  46    1901  68      6       66       
  AVERAGE         85                        78      7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.46 1918   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      3.42  -2.53     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.89                      3.42  -2.53     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.44                     46.12 -21.68    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           20                        13      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  346                       276     70      346       
  SINCE SEP 1    346                       276     70      346       
  SINCE JAN 1   2677                      2310    367     2500       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        47      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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