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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 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         86   1258 PM 101    1901  90     -4       95       
  MINIMUM         73    739 AM  55    1917  72      1       72       
  AVERAGE         80                        81     -1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          9.60 1934   0.20   0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      3.10  -2.77     2.51    
  SINCE JUN 1      0.33                      3.10  -2.77     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.69                     28.11 -11.42    16.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       233     45      273       
  SINCE JUN 1    278                       233     45      273       
  SINCE JAN 1   1049                       744    305      841       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       102      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 17 2006..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
JUNE 18 2006..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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