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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
618 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         83    206 PM  92    1955  81      2       76       
  MINIMUM         66    539 AM  45    1965  61      5       56       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.30                      4.72   2.58     1.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.45                      9.23  -1.78     2.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.45                     19.70  -4.25    13.10    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        43    -41       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       192   -103      203       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1491   -297     1188       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       127    152      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    373                       175    198      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    399                       192    207      217       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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