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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         85   1234 PM  92    1952  83      2       84       
  MINIMUM         56    431 AM  44    1898  63     -7       61       
  AVERAGE         71                        73     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          9.09 1907   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.13  -1.13     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                     10.36  -7.43    10.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     20.83  -7.73    22.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        53    -38       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                       228    -72      248       
  SINCE JAN 1    232                       245    -13      265       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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