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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         98    321 PM  99    1902  91      7       96       
  MINIMUM         76    518 AM  61    1896  72      4       73       
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.32 1978   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      4.48  -1.62     1.37    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.93                     17.19  -8.26    17.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.14                     42.20 -19.06    54.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  568                       481     87      483       
  SINCE JUN 1   1705                      1475    230     1529       
  SINCE JAN 1   2273                      1986    287     2105       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        58      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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