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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
639 AM CDT WED JUL 26 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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         83    845 AM  99    1923  91     -8       97       
  MINIMUM         74   1117 PM  64    1915  74      0       79       
  AVERAGE         79                        83     -4       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          3.65 1979   0.20   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.22                      5.48   2.74     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.09                     11.54  -2.45     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.45                     36.55 -11.10    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  438                       425     13      484       
  SINCE JUN 1    978                       886     92     1009       
  SINCE JAN 1   1749                      1397    352     1577       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     87           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 26 2006..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
JULY 27 2006..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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