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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT THU JUL 20 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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    346 PM 100    1951  91      4       94       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  66    1894  74      2       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.95 1978   0.22  -0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.93                      4.22   2.71     2.90    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                     10.28  -2.48     5.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.16                     35.29 -11.13    20.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       323     28      355       
  SINCE JUN 1    891                       784    107      880       
  SINCE JAN 1   1662                      1295    367     1448       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 20 2006..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
JULY 21 2006..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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