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CDUS44 KLCH 061038
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         80    429 PM  94    1952  82     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         57   1155 PM  44    1954  63     -6       58       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.15 1935   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.80  -0.80     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                     10.03  -7.10    10.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     20.50  -7.40    22.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        37    -31       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       212    -65      234       
  SINCE JAN 1    223                       229     -6      251       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
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    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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