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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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    331 PM  94    1998  85      5       86       
  MINIMUM         68    549 AM  50    2002  67      1       68       
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1929   0.17  -0.17     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      3.17  -2.99    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     12.40  -9.29    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     22.87  -9.59    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        11      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       172    -17      158       
  SINCE MAR 1    296                       347    -51      379       
  SINCE JAN 1    372                       364      8      396       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        45      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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