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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
505 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         78    423 PM  91    1943  82     -4       69       
  MINIMUM         50    544 AM  45    1908  62    -12       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        72     -8       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.88 1923   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                      9.55  -6.62    10.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     20.02  -6.92    22.86    
                                                                     
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        1                         1      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         2      1        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    206                       194     12      101       
  SINCE JUL 1   1191                      1493   -302     1410       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       189    -48      228       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       206     11      245       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1943                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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