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CDUS44 KLCH 271010
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
510 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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    312 PM  94    1893  87      3       87       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  50    1925  68      3       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.93 1932   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      4.41  -4.23    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     13.64 -10.53    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     24.11 -10.83    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       254     26      255       
  SINCE MAR 1    421                       429     -8      476       
  SINCE JAN 1    497                       446     51      493       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        95      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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