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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
802 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         89    412 PM  97    1928  85      4       88       
  MINIMUM         66    637 AM  45    1967  64      2       62       
  AVERAGE         78                        75      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.10 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.15                      5.30   1.85     1.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.15                      5.30   1.85     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.70                     48.00 -17.30    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       13                        10      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       398    153      477       
  SINCE SEP 1    551                       398    153      477       
  SINCE JAN 1   2882                      2432    450     2631       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        96      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        39      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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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