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CDUS44 KLCH 161038
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         96    337 PM 100    1924  91      5       83       
  MINIMUM         77    544 AM  61    1967  74      3       75       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1936   0.22  -0.22     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      3.34   1.90     2.62    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.11                      9.40  -3.29     5.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.47                     34.41 -11.94    19.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       255     15      277       
  SINCE JUN 1    810                       716     94      802       
  SINCE JAN 1   1581                      1227    354     1370       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2006..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2006..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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