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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         94    443 PM 101    1951  91      3       89       
  MINIMUM         73    609 AM  61    2004  73      0       61       
                                      1929                          
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1945   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      2.63  -0.76     0.72    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.94                     15.34  -7.40    16.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.15                     40.35 -18.20    53.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       279     31      249       
  SINCE JUN 1   1447                      1273    174     1295       
  SINCE JAN 1   2015                      1784    231     1871       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        63      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   637 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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