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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
543 AM CDT TUE APR 4 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         85    149 PM  89    1910  76      9       75       
  MINIMUM         69    115 AM  33    1915  55     14       45       
  AVERAGE         77                        66     11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1905   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      4.96  -4.81     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     15.43  -7.28    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                         7     -7       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       156    -69      193       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1455   -263     1178       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         3      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         7     27        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    128                        55     73       39       
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        72     82      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   653 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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