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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
507 AM CDT SUN MAY 7 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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    418 PM  92    1895  83      0       84       
  MINIMUM         69    601 AM  48    1957  63      6       51       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          2.45 1941   0.16  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.96  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.01                     10.19  -2.18     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.01                     20.66  -4.65    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        45     25        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    443                       220    223      150       
  SINCE JAN 1    469                       237    232      226       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   619 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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