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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
542 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         87    150 PM  91    1943  82      5       78       
  MINIMUM         69    602 AM  45    1908  62      7       50       
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.88 1923   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.32  -0.32     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.45                      9.55  -2.10     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.45                     20.02  -4.57    13.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       194   -105      206       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1493   -299     1191       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        14      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    396                       189    207      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    422                       206    216      217       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1943                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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