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CDUS44 KLCH 181013
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         88   1246 PM  94    1998  85      3       84       
  MINIMUM         64    601 AM  50    1926  66     -2       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.76 1929   0.17  -0.17     1.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      2.83  -2.65    14.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     12.06  -8.95    23.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     22.53  -9.25    36.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       150    -22      136       
  SINCE MAR 1    269                       325    -56      357       
  SINCE JAN 1    345                       342      3      374       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 19 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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