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CDUS44 KLCH 231232
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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    311 PM  97    1893  87      8       88       
  MINIMUM         73    607 AM  45    1897  67      6       65       
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.70 1928   0.18  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      3.96  -3.06     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.90                      3.96  -3.06     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.45                     46.66 -22.21    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                        12      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  410                       312     98      381       
  SINCE SEP 1    410                       312     98      381       
  SINCE JAN 1   2741                      2346    395     2535       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        45      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 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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