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CDUS44 KLCH 131240
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
740 AM CDT SAT MAY 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         81    435 PM  93    1894  84     -3       90       
  MINIMUM         56    524 AM  44    1924  65     -9       66       
  AVERAGE         69                        75     -6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.86 2004   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      1.98  -1.42     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.01                     11.21  -3.20     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.01                     21.68  -5.67    13.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                        99     40       74       
  SINCE MAR 1    512                       274    238      215       
  SINCE JAN 1    538                       291    247      291       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        44      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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