Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
519 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         82    330 PM  97    2005  88     -6       90
  MINIMUM         69    610 AM  50    1954  68      1       66
                                      1919
  AVERAGE         76                        78     -2       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.03          5.07 2008   0.16   0.87     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.98                      3.23   1.75     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1     13.50                     10.95   2.55    12.49
  SINCE JAN 1     31.37                     21.07  10.30    24.05

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  TODAY           11                        13     -2       13
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       235    -86      256
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       457   -167      630
  SINCE JAN 1    321                       489   -168      698
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM
 LOWEST     74           300 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1902
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      2002
                                             2001


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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