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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
744 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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..THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 10/06/1911
10/03/1900
10/01/1900
LOW 27 10/31/1917
HIGHEST 92 10/07 MM MM 89 10/06
LOWEST 44 10/19 MM MM 36 10/29
10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.9 80.5 -1.6 79.3
AVG. MINIMUM 61.6 58.2 3.4 56.1
MEAN 70.3 69.4 0.9 67.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 6 1.3 4.7 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.65 1985
MINIMUM 0.00 1963
1924
TOTALS 12.52 4.02 8.50 0.97
DAILY AVG. 0.40 0.13 0.27 0.03
DAYS >= .01 17 6.0 11.0 5
DAYS >= .10 15 4.3 10.7 2
DAYS >= .50 6 2.2 3.8 1
DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.2 2.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.19 10/22 TO 10/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 10/31 TO 10/31
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 51 39 12 60
SINCE 7/1 51 39 12 60
COOLING TOTAL 223 175 48 149
SINCE 1/1 3021 2607 414 2752
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/340 DATE 10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/340 DATE 10/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 0
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 16 RAIN 13
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 23 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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