000 
CDUS44 KLCH 291226
CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2006

................................... 

...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         91   1242 PM  96    1998  87      4       90       
  MINIMUM         74    333 PM  51    1901  69      5       69       
  AVERAGE         83                        78      5       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          1.26 1952   0.18   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      4.77  -3.86     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                     14.00  -5.64     3.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.36                     24.47  -8.11    13.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        13      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  322                       280     42      310       
  SINCE MAR 1    695                       455    240      451       
  SINCE JAN 1    721                       472    249      527       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        98      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$