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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
531 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         96R   357 PM  96    1899  86     10       87       
  MINIMUM         74   1134 PM  50    1954  67      7       70       
  AVERAGE         85                        77      8       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.30 1916   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      3.51  -3.33    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     12.74  -9.63    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     23.21  -9.93    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        11      9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       194     -4      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    331                       369    -38      406       
  SINCE JAN 1    407                       386     21      423       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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