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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         99    356 PM 100    1933  87     12       90       
  MINIMUM         78    641 AM  47    1901  68     10       64       
  AVERAGE         89                        78     11       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.09 1909   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      3.60  -2.71     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.89                      3.60  -2.71     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.44                     46.30 -21.86    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       24                        12     12       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  370                       288     82      358       
  SINCE SEP 1    370                       288     82      358       
  SINCE JAN 1   2701                      2322    379     2512       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        48      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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