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CDUS44 KLCH 161014
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
514 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         78    402 PM  95    1933  85     -7       87       
  MINIMUM         60   1111 PM  48    1917  66     -6       67       
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.17 1946   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.49  -1.85     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     11.72  -3.63     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     22.19  -6.10    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       129     29      109       
  SINCE MAR 1    531                       304    227      250       
  SINCE JAN 1    557                       321    236      326       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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