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CDUS44 KLCH 230928
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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         77    351 PM  92    1939  79     -2       89       
  MINIMUM         57    644 AM  36    1917  56      1       74       
  AVERAGE         67                        68     -1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.18 1984   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      2.88  -2.57    11.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.46                      8.18  -0.72    12.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.01                     50.88 -19.87    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                        16    -16        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        16    -16        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        16    -16        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       144     87      244       
  SINCE SEP 1    782                       542    240      721       
  SINCE JAN 1   3113                      2576    537     2875       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        33      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 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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