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CDUS44 KLCH 181246
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         83    429 PM  94    1998  85     -2       88       
  MINIMUM         60    537 AM  50    1926  66     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1929   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.83  -2.19     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     12.06  -3.97     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     22.53  -6.44    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       150     19      128       
  SINCE MAR 1    542                       325    217      269       
  SINCE JAN 1    568                       342    226      345       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 19 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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