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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
742 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         91    330 PM  95    1900  87      4       90       
  MINIMUM         71    548 AM  46    1901  68      3       69       
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.24 1915   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      4.59  -3.95     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                     13.82  -5.73     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.09                     24.29  -8.20    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       267     37      295       
  SINCE MAR 1    677                       442    235      436       
  SINCE JAN 1    703                       459    244      512       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        51      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 29 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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