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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
532 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         97R   302 PM  95    1996  86     11       86       
  MINIMUM         68    521 AM  50    1954  67      1       70       
  AVERAGE         83                        77      6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.07 1927   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      3.69  -3.51    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     12.92  -9.81    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     23.39 -10.11    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       206      2      198       
  SINCE MAR 1    349                       381    -32      419       
  SINCE JAN 1    425                       398     27      436       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      2002                    
                                             2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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