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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
742 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         82    315 PM  91    1893  77      5       83       
  MINIMUM         45    559 AM  34    1938  56    -11       60       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.97 1955   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.52  -1.49     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      6.03  -5.85     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     16.50  -8.32    11.59    
                                                                     
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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        21    -19       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       170    -81      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1469   -275     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        28     49       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    171                        76     95       63       
  SINCE JAN 1    197                        93    104      139       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
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    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2006.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2006.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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