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CDUS44 KLCH 011117
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
616 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         89    427 PM  98    1998  88      1       86       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  50    1984  69      3       72       
  AVERAGE         81                        79      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.99 1999   0.18  -0.18     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      5.31  -4.40     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                     14.54  -6.18     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.36                     25.01  -8.65    14.21    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       319     53      351       
  SINCE MAR 1    745                       494    251      492       
  SINCE JAN 1    771                       511    260      568       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2006..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2006..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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