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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
509 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         77    400 PM  89    1893  77      0       79       
  MINIMUM         50    621 AM  35    1916  56     -6       56       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.41 1955   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.36  -1.33     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      5.87  -5.69     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     16.34  -8.16    11.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1955   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        19    -18       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     88                       168    -80      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1193                      1467   -274     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        25     52       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    171                        73     98       56       
  SINCE JAN 1    197                        90    107      132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2006.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2006.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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