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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
741 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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         92    349 PM  99    1990  90      2       93       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  60    1905  73      3       71       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.37 1934   0.23  -0.23     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      1.78   1.53     1.67    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.18                      7.84  -3.66     4.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.54                     32.85 -12.31    18.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       136      3      150       
  SINCE JUN 1    679                       597     82      675       
  SINCE JAN 1   1450                      1108    342     1243       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        65      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2006..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY 10 2006..........SUNRISE   614 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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