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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
727 AM CDT FRI APR 14 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         86    247 PM  89    1954  78      8       78       
  MINIMUM         61    609 AM  32    1940  57      4       53       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1980   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      2.00  -1.97     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      6.51  -6.33     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     16.98  -8.80    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                        27    -25       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       176    -87      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1475   -281     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        39     56       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    189                        87    102       72       
  SINCE JAN 1    215                       104    111      148       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        89      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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