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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
611 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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    248 PM  96    1933  85      8       88       
  MINIMUM         75    645 AM  41    1896  65     10       63       
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.66 1976   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.15                      4.98   2.17     1.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.15                      4.98   2.17     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.70                     47.68 -16.98    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       19                        10      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  523                       378    145      458       
  SINCE SEP 1    523                       378    145      458       
  SINCE JAN 1   2854                      2412    442     2612       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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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