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CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         79    302 PM  89    1987  79      0       81       
  MINIMUM         55    302 AM  36    1921  58     -3       57       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.80  -2.23     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      7.31  -5.41     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.07                     17.78  -5.71    15.09    
                                                                     
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 MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        32    -16       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       181     18       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1184                      1480   -296     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        59    -15       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                       107    -25      124       
  SINCE JAN 1    158                       124     34      141       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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