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CDUS44 KLCH 301247
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         90   1257 PM  95    1953  85      5       87       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  42    1896  65      5       60       
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.15                      5.14   2.01     1.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.15                      5.14   2.01     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.70                     47.84 -17.14    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       15                        10      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  538                       388    150      467       
  SINCE SEP 1    538                       388    150      467       
  SINCE JAN 1   2869                      2422    447     2621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        97      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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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