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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    343 PM  95    1952  82     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  44    1954  62     -4       51       
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1944   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.64  -0.64     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.93                      9.87  -6.94    10.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     20.34  -7.24    22.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         8     -7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        29    -27        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                       204    -61      229       
  SINCE JAN 1    219                       221     -2      246       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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