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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         85    312 PM  93    1998  83      2       85       
  MINIMUM         64    505 AM  45    1898  64      0       63       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.15 1991   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.30  -1.30     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                     10.53  -7.60    10.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     21.00  -7.90    22.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         9      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        62    -37       36       
  SINCE MAR 1    166                       237    -71      257       
  SINCE JAN 1    242                       254    -12      274       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        46      1917                    
                                                                     
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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