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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         85    433 PM  93    1920  84      1       85       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  44    1895  65      2       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        75      1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.09 1953   0.17  -0.17     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      2.15  -2.02     9.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.06                     11.38  -8.32    18.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     21.85  -8.62    31.18    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       109    -24       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    226                       284    -58      313       
  SINCE JAN 1    302                       301      1      330       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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