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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
542 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         87    233 PM  92    1894  78      9       83       
  MINIMUM         68    612 AM  38    1928  57     11       56       
  AVERAGE         78                        68     10       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1957   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      2.48  -2.45     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      6.99  -6.81     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     17.46  -9.28    12.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        30    -28       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       179    -90      199       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1478   -284     1184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        51     72       39       
  SINCE MAR 1    217                        99    118       77       
  SINCE JAN 1    243                       116    127      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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