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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         95    433 PM  98    1902  86      9       87       
  MINIMUM         77   1159 PM  54    2002  68      9       71       
                                      2001                          
  AVERAGE         86                        77      9       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.73 1907   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      3.87  -3.69    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     13.10  -9.99    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     23.57 -10.29    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        12      9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       218     11      212       
  SINCE MAR 1    370                       393    -23      433       
  SINCE JAN 1    446                       410     36      450       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 25 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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