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CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         76    124 AM  92    1955  81     -5       74       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  45    1965  61     -5       65       
  AVERAGE         66                        71     -5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          3.78 1940   0.16   0.13     2.75    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      4.72  -3.12     7.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                      9.23  -6.30     8.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     19.70  -6.60    21.49    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        43    -23       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       192     11       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1188                      1491   -303     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       127    -24      140       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       175    -34      221       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       192     25      238       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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