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CDUS44 KLCH 041038
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    101 PM  94    1943  82      4       77       
                                      1951                          
  MINIMUM         69    346 AM  42    1929  62      7       55       
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.89 1922   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.48  -0.48     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.45                      9.71  -2.26     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.45                     20.18  -4.73    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        21     15        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    409                       196    213      142       
  SINCE JAN 1    435                       213    222      218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   621 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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