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CDUS44 KLCH 271227
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
727 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         92   1258 PM  94    1893  87      5       90       
  MINIMUM         71    402 AM  50    1925  68      3       71       
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.93 1932   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      4.41  -3.77     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     13.64  -5.55     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     24.11  -8.02    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       254     34      280       
  SINCE MAR 1    661                       429    232      421       
  SINCE JAN 1    687                       446    241      497       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        95      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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