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CDUS44 KLCH 171023
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
523 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    258 PM  92    1998  85      1       82       
  MINIMUM         60    536 AM  46    1926  66     -6       69       
  AVERAGE         73                        76     -3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         10.38 1980   0.17  -0.17     0.96    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      2.66  -2.48    13.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     11.89  -8.78    22.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     22.36  -9.08    35.12    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       139    -22      124       
  SINCE MAR 1    258                       314    -56      345       
  SINCE JAN 1    334                       331      3      362       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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