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CDUS44 KLCH 151248
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         86    117 PM  96    1899  84      2       84       
  MINIMUM         67    535 AM  50    1931  65      2       68       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.53 1905   0.17  -0.12     2.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      2.32  -2.14    12.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     11.55  -8.44    21.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     22.02  -8.74    33.60    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       119    -22      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    238                       294    -56      324       
  SINCE JAN 1    314                       311      3      341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        95      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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