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CDUS44 KLCH 181013
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         94   1214 PM 100    1932  91      3       92       
  MINIMUM         74    501 AM  65    1967  74      0       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          3.44 1912   0.22  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.93                      3.78   3.15     2.62    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                      9.84  -2.04     5.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.16                     34.85 -10.69    19.74    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       289     20      315       
  SINCE JUN 1    849                       750     99      840       
  SINCE JAN 1   1620                      1261    359     1408       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2006..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2006..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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