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CDUS44 KLCH 211004
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
503 AM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         88    151 PM  95    1956  86      2       91       
  MINIMUM         64    524 AM  45    1894  67     -3       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        77     -1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.43 1955   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      3.34  -2.70     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     12.57  -4.48     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     23.04  -6.95    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       183     19      170       
  SINCE MAR 1    575                       358    217      311       
  SINCE JAN 1    601                       375    226      387       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      2005                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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