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CDUS44 KLCH 221021
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         87    252 PM  96    2005  86      1       96       
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         62    546 AM  50    1954  67     -5       74       
  AVERAGE         75                        77     -2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.30 1916   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      3.51  -2.87     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     12.74  -4.65     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     23.21  -7.12    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       194     18      190       
  SINCE MAR 1    585                       369    216      331       
  SINCE JAN 1    611                       386    225      407       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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