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CDUS44 KLCH 131246
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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    315 PM 103    1901  91      1       94       
  MINIMUM         75    526 AM  62    1905  74      1       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.67 1941   0.22  -0.22     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.23                      2.68   2.55     1.86    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.10                      8.74  -2.64     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.46                     33.75 -11.29    18.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       204      6      226       
  SINCE JUN 1    750                       665     85      751       
  SINCE JAN 1   1521                      1176    345     1319       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       107      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2006..........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
JULY 14 2006..........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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