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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
531 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         94    225 PM  97    1896  86      8       88       
  MINIMUM         74    302 AM  53    1931  68      6       72       
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.32 1968   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      4.05  -3.87    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     13.28 -10.17    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     23.75 -10.47    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        12      7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       230     18      227       
  SINCE MAR 1    389                       405    -16      448       
  SINCE JAN 1    465                       422     43      465       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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