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CDUS44 KLCH 271233
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
730 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         93    128 PM  97    1931  86      7       90       
  MINIMUM         78    629 AM  43    1899  66     12       69       
  AVERAGE         86                        76     10       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.67 1913   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.15                      4.65   2.50     1.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.15                      4.65   2.50     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.70                     47.35 -16.65    56.57    
                                                                     
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       21                        11     10       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  481                       357    124      434       
  SINCE SEP 1    481                       357    124      434       
  SINCE JAN 1   2812                      2391    421     2588       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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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