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CDUS44 KLCH 161011
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
510 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         87    315 PM  95    1933  85      2       81       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  48    1917  66      1       68       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.17 1946   0.17  -0.17     0.56    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      2.49  -2.31    12.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     11.72  -8.61    21.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     22.19  -8.91    34.16    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       129    -20      113       
  SINCE MAR 1    250                       304    -54      334       
  SINCE JAN 1    326                       321      5      351       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY 17 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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