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CDUS44 KLCH 171246
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    308 PM  92    1998  85     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         58    437 AM  46    1926  66     -8       60       
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         10.38 1980   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.66  -2.02     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     11.89  -3.80     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     22.36  -6.27    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       139     23      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    535                       314    221      258       
  SINCE JAN 1    561                       331    230      334       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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