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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
737 AM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         90    143 PM  98    1896  87      3       90       
  MINIMUM         75    640 AM  54    1934  69      6       72       
  AVERAGE         83                        78      5       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 1949   0.18  -0.18     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      4.95  -4.04     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                     14.18  -5.82     3.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.36                     24.65  -8.29    13.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        13      5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  340                       293     47      326       
  SINCE MAR 1    713                       468    245      467       
  SINCE JAN 1    739                       485    254      543       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        98      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        52      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY 31 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.                                          


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