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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
437 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         87    339 PM  93    1921  80      7       88       
  MINIMUM         57    622 AM  33    1948  57      0       76       
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1960   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      2.52  -2.21    11.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.46                      7.82  -0.36    12.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.01                     50.52 -19.51    67.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       131     78      191       
  SINCE SEP 1    760                       529    231      668       
  SINCE JAN 1   3091                      2563    528     2822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
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     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        33      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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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