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CDUS44 KLCH 151039
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT SAT JUL 15 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 14 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         91    539 PM  98    1923  91      0       86       
  MINIMUM         77    513 AM  63    1990  74      3       77       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.78 1989   0.22  -0.22     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.12   2.12     2.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.11                      9.18  -3.07     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.47                     34.19 -11.72    19.21    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       238     10      263       
  SINCE JUN 1    788                       699     89      788       
  SINCE JAN 1   1559                      1210    349     1356       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 15 2006..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 16 2006..........SUNRISE   617 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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