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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
538 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

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    353 PM  93    1901  82      4       75       
  MINIMUM         64    512 AM  42    1925  62      2       51       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.45 1957   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.45                      9.39  -1.94     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.45                     19.86  -4.41    13.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       193   -104      205       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1492   -298     1190       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         7      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    383                       182    201      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    409                       199    210      217       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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