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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         64    316 PM  93    1919  78    -14       86       
  MINIMUM         45    647 AM  31    1917  55    -10       72       
  AVERAGE         55                        67    -12       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      3.12  -2.81    11.19    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.46                      8.42  -0.96    12.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.01                     51.12 -20.11    67.76    
                                                                     
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       10                         2      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        20    -10        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        20    -10        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        20    -10        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       152     81      273       
  SINCE SEP 1    784                       550    234      750       
  SINCE JAN 1   3115                      2584    531     2904       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 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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