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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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    146 PM  97    2005  86      2       97       
  MINIMUM         67    433 AM  50    1954  67      0       68       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.07 1927   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      3.69  -3.05     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     12.92  -4.83     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     23.39  -7.30    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        12      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       206     19      208       
  SINCE MAR 1    598                       381    217      349       
  SINCE JAN 1    624                       398    226      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      2002                    
                                             2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY 24 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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