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CDUS44 KLCH 061011
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
511 AM CDT SAT MAY 6 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         85   1118 AM  94    1952  82      3       80       
  MINIMUM         68    556 AM  44    1954  63      5       57       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          5.15 1935   0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.80  -0.39     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                     10.03  -2.17     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.86                     20.50  -4.64    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        37     22        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    432                       212    220      147       
  SINCE JAN 1    458                       229    229      223       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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