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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
727 AM CDT FRI JUL 7 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 6 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         90   1159 AM 102    1921  90      0       91       
  MINIMUM         76    430 PM  61    1924  73      3       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.64          2.94 1987   0.22   0.42     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      1.32   1.87     1.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.06                      7.38  -3.32     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.42                     32.39 -11.97    18.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       102      0      114       
  SINCE JUN 1    642                       563     79      639       
  SINCE JAN 1   1413                      1074    339     1207       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        99      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        57      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  7 2006..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY  8 2006..........SUNRISE   613 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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