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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
507 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         86    259 PM  91    1926  79      7       90       
  MINIMUM         60    405 AM  33    1989  57      3       75       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1902   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      2.64  -2.33    11.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.46                      7.94  -0.48    12.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.01                     50.64 -19.63    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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        12    -12        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        12    -12        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       136     81      209       
  SINCE SEP 1    768                       534    234      686       
  SINCE JAN 1   3099                      2568    531     2840       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   715 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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