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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         91    526 PM  95    1956  86      5       87       
  MINIMUM         69    548 AM  45    1894  67      2       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        77      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.43 1955   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      3.34  -3.16    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     12.57  -9.46    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     23.04  -9.76    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        11      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       183    -13      171       
  SINCE MAR 1    311                       358    -47      392       
  SINCE JAN 1    387                       375     12      409       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   610 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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