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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
541 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         84    400 PM  92    1895  83      1       84       
  MINIMUM         51    525 AM  48    1957  63    -12       57       
  AVERAGE         68                        73     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1941   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.96  -0.96     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                     10.19  -7.26    10.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     20.66  -7.56    22.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         8     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        45    -36       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    150                       220    -70      240       
  SINCE JAN 1    226                       237    -11      257       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   619 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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