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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
522 AM CDT MON MAY 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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   1205 PM  92    1952  83      0       85       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  44    1898  63      6       56       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          9.09 1907   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      1.13  -0.57     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.01                     10.36  -2.35     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.01                     20.83  -4.82    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        53     28       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    454                       228    226      156       
  SINCE JAN 1    480                       245    235      232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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