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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
747 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         81    100 PM  91    1927  77      4       80       
  MINIMUM         54        MM  36    1918  56     -2       62        
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1947   0.16  -0.16     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.68  -1.65     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      6.19  -6.01     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     16.66  -8.48    12.07    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        23    -21       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       172    -83      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1471   -277     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        31     49       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                        79     95       69       
  SINCE JAN 1    200                        96    104      145       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2006.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   643 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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