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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         89    412 PM  94    1894  84      5       86       
  MINIMUM         63    349 AM  44    1906  64     -1       65       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1912   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.64  -1.51     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.06                     10.87  -7.81    10.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     21.34  -8.11    22.95    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        80    -33       58       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       255    -67      279       
  SINCE JAN 1    264                       272     -8      296       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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