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CDUS44 KLCH 011227
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
727 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         86    137 PM  98    1998  88     -2       90       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  50    1984  69      3       74       
  AVERAGE         79                        79      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          4.99 1999   0.18   0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      5.31  -4.20    15.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.04                     14.54 -10.50    24.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.21                     25.01 -10.80    37.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        13      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       319     32      338       
  SINCE MAR 1    492                       494     -2      559       
  SINCE JAN 1    568                       511     57      576       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2005..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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