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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         75    406 PM  93    1901  82     -7       80       
  MINIMUM         51    540 AM  42    1925  62    -11       64       
  AVERAGE         63                        72     -9       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.45 1957   0.16  -0.16     1.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                      9.39  -6.46    10.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     19.86  -6.76    22.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    205                       193     12       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1190                      1492   -302     1406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       182    -41      228       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       199     18      245       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
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    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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