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CDUS44 KLCH 121020
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         90    139 PM  95    1894  84      6       87       
  MINIMUM         68    607 AM  47    1906  65      3       66       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.91 1959   0.17  -0.17     1.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.81  -1.68     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.06                     11.04  -7.98    11.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     21.51  -8.28    24.03    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         9      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        89    -28       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    202                       264    -62      291       
  SINCE JAN 1    278                       281     -3      308       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        44      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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