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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
753 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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         89    343 PM  99    1921  90     -1       93       
  MINIMUM         76    237 AM  57    1924  73      3       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          2.41 1954   0.23  -0.11     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      1.55   1.76     1.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.18                      7.61  -3.43     4.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.54                     32.62 -12.08    18.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       119      1      133       
  SINCE JUN 1    660                       580     80      658       
  SINCE JAN 1   1431                      1091    340     1226       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        99      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  8 2006..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY  9 2006..........SUNRISE   614 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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