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CDUS44 KLCH 261248
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         90    344 PM  95    1893  86      4       87       
  MINIMUM         72    450 AM  52    1940  68      4       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.72 1923   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      4.23  -4.05    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     13.46 -10.35    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     23.93 -10.65    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       242     22      241       
  SINCE MAR 1    405                       417    -12      462       
  SINCE JAN 1    481                       434     47      479       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   608 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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