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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         81    956 AM  98    1893  86     -5       81       
  MINIMUM         77    318 PM  45    1918  67     10       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            1.06          2.06 1940   0.18   0.88     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      4.14  -2.18     0.71    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.96                      4.14  -2.18     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.51                     46.84 -21.33    55.77    
                                                                     
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           14                        12      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       324    100      392       
  SINCE SEP 1    424                       324    100      392       
  SINCE JAN 1   2755                      2358    397     2546       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1897                    
                                                                     
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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