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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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    209 PM 100    1924  91      3       94       
  MINIMUM         74    604 AM  66    1904  74      0       77       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 2001   0.22  -0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.93                      4.44   2.49     2.90    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                     10.50  -2.70     5.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.16                     35.51 -11.35    20.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  370                       340     30      376       
  SINCE JUN 1    910                       801    109      901       
  SINCE JAN 1   1681                      1312    369     1469       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 21 2006..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
JULY 22 2006..........SUNRISE   621 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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