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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         91    401 PM  96    1900  85      6       90       
  MINIMUM         73    634 AM  39    1920  64      9       68       
  AVERAGE         82                        75      7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1962   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.15                      5.45   1.70     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.70                     48.15 -17.45    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       17                         9      8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         9      8       14       
  SINCE SEP 1    568                       407    161      491       
  SINCE JAN 1   2899                      2441    458     2645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        42      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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