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CDUS44 KLCH 151019
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT MON MAY 15 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         80    157 PM  96    1899  84     -4       86       
  MINIMUM         64    328 AM  50    1931  65     -1       67       
  AVERAGE         72                        75     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.53 1905   0.17  -0.09     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.32  -1.68     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     11.55  -3.46     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     22.02  -5.93    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        10     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       119     35       97       
  SINCE MAR 1    527                       294    233      238       
  SINCE JAN 1    553                       311    242      314       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        95      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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