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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
508 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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   1255 PM  95    1900  87      3       89       
  MINIMUM         69    209 AM  46    1901  68      1       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        78      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.24 1915   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      4.59  -4.41    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                     13.82 -10.71    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     24.29 -11.01    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        13      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       267     28      269       
  SINCE MAR 1    436                       442     -6      490       
  SINCE JAN 1    512                       459     53      507       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
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          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        51      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 29 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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