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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
629 AM CST THU NOV 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         59   1232 AM  90    1913  71    -12       77       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  21    1916  50     -8       61       
  AVERAGE         51                        61    -10       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          3.53 1927   0.16  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      2.36  -1.42     1.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.83                     11.68  -2.85    14.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.38                     54.38 -22.00    69.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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       14                         6      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        76    -43       46       
  SINCE SEP 1     87                       115    -28       51       
  SINCE JUL 1     87                       115    -28       51       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        25      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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