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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         87    307 PM  93    1998  83      4       85       
  MINIMUM         69    626 AM  45    1898  64      5       64       
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.15 1991   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      1.30  -0.74     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.01                     10.53  -2.52     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.01                     21.00  -4.99    13.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         9      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        62     32       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    467                       237    230      166       
  SINCE JAN 1    493                       254    239      242       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        46      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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