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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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    235 PM  94    1998  85      5       83       
  MINIMUM         65    545 AM  53    1893  66     -1       67       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1953   0.17  -0.17     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      3.00  -2.82    15.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     12.23  -9.12    24.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     22.70  -9.42    36.70    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       161    -20      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       336    -54      367       
  SINCE JAN 1    358                       353      5      384       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
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                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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