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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
715 AM CDT MON APR 3 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         83    256 PM  87    1925  75      8       72       
  MINIMUM         68   1107 PM  35    1907  55     13       48       
  AVERAGE         76                        65     11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.54 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      4.81  -4.66     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     15.28  -7.13    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                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       154    -67      188       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1453   -261     1173       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         4     18        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                        52     64       39       
  SINCE JAN 1    142                        69     73      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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