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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
459 AM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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    252 PM  99    1980  91      5       91       
  MINIMUM         74    640 PM  61    1967  74      0       76       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.56          1.72 1986   0.22   1.34     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.80                      3.56   3.24     2.62    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.67                      9.62  -1.95     5.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.03                     34.63 -10.60    19.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       272     18      296       
  SINCE JUN 1    830                       733     97      821       
  SINCE JAN 1   1601                      1244    357     1389       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 17 2006..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
JULY 18 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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