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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT TUE JUL 11 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 10 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         88   1100 AM  99    1981  91     -3       90       
  MINIMUM         74    518 AM  62    1947  74      0       74       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.56 1921   0.23  -0.15     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      2.24   2.88     1.85    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.99                      8.30  -2.31     4.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.35                     33.31 -10.96    18.97    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       170      2      185       
  SINCE JUN 1    712                       631     81      710       
  SINCE JAN 1   1483                      1142    341     1278       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 11 2006..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
JULY 12 2006..........SUNRISE   615 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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