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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
740 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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   1258 PM 103    1924  91      3       95       
  MINIMUM         74    440 AM  65    1947  74      0       77       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1894   0.21  -0.21     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.93                      4.65   2.28     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.80                     10.71  -2.91     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.16                     35.72 -11.56    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       357     32      397       
  SINCE JUN 1    929                       818    111      922       
  SINCE JAN 1   1700                      1329    371     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2006..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2006..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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