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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         51    427 PM  81    1927  63    -12       66       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  14    1951  43      4       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.96 1959   0.17  -0.17     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.29                      0.35   0.94     0.31    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.54                     12.11  -1.57     7.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.54                      6.60  -1.06     4.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1980   T     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.1   MM       MM       
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        26      6       20       
  SINCE DEC 1    710                       814   -104      811       
  SINCE JUL 1    805                      1037   -232      958       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        13      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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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