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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
445 AM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         83    140 PM  86    1946  75      8       68       
  MINIMUM         58    518 AM  27    1899  52      6       50       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1938   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.55  -0.54     1.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.90                      9.87  -1.97    14.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.45                     52.57 -21.12    69.33    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        15      4        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     73                        54     19       12       
  SINCE JUL 1     73                        54     19       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      2003                    
                                             1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        27      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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