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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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         85    402 PM 103    1894  90     -5       92       
  MINIMUM         73    526 AM  58    1924  73      0       73       
  AVERAGE         79                        82     -3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          3.09 1945   0.22  -0.14     0.68    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.66  -0.29     1.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.24                      6.72  -5.48     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.60                     31.73 -14.13    18.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        51     -2       58       
  SINCE JUN 1    589                       512     77      583       
  SINCE JAN 1   1360                      1023    337     1151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        59      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2006..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY  5 2006..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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