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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         84    228 PM  87    1914  75      9       75       
  MINIMUM         68    127 AM  35    1937  55     13       56       
  AVERAGE         76                        65     11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1974   0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      4.66  -4.51     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     15.13  -6.98    11.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       152    -65      183       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1451   -259     1168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         2      9        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        50     55       39       
  SINCE JAN 1    131                        67     64      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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