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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
737 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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    256 PM  94    1894  84      5       89       
  MINIMUM         77   1159 PM  44    1906  64     13       63       
  AVERAGE         83                        74      9       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1912   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      1.64  -1.08     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.01                     10.87  -2.86     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.01                     21.34  -5.33    13.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                        80     48       47       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       255    246      188       
  SINCE JAN 1    527                       272    255      264       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 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 2006...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2006...........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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