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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
518 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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         95    435 PM  98    1893  91      4       92       
  MINIMUM         76    543 AM  67    1967  74      2       76       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1904   0.22  -0.22     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.93                      4.00   2.93     2.90    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                     10.06  -2.26     5.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.16                     35.07 -10.91    20.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       306     24      334       
  SINCE JUN 1    870                       767    103      859       
  SINCE JAN 1   1641                      1278    363     1427       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 19 2006..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
JULY 20 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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