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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         83    327 PM  92    1955  83      0       87       
  MINIMUM         68    541 AM  46    1917  64      4       65       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.13          4.09 1907   0.17  -0.04     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.47  -1.34     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.06                     10.70  -7.64    10.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     21.17  -7.94    22.95    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           11                         9      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        71    -35       47       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       246    -69      268       
  SINCE JAN 1    253                       263    -10      285       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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