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CDUS44 KLCH 051238
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
737 AM CDT WED APR 5 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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    348 PM  89    1893  76      8       74       
  MINIMUM         61    612 AM  33    1915  55      6       49       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.01 1952   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.60  -0.60     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      5.11  -4.96     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     15.58  -7.43    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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       158    -71      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1457   -265     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        10     32        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        58     78       39       
  SINCE JAN 1    162                        75     87      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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