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CDUS44 KLCH 051036
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         83    119 PM  95    1952  82      1       74       
  MINIMUM         68    332 PM  44    1954  62      6       58       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.73 1944   0.16   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.64  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.85                      9.87  -2.02     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.85                     20.34  -4.49    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        29     18        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    420                       204    216      143       
  SINCE JAN 1    446                       221    225      219       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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