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CDUS44 KLCH 271151
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
650 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 26 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         87   1027 AM 101    1893  91     -4       94       
  MINIMUM         73    401 AM  66    1911  74     -1       76       
  AVERAGE         80                        83     -3       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          3.17 1904   0.20  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.35                      5.68   2.67     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.22                     11.74  -2.52     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.58                     36.75 -11.17    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        18     -3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  469                       443     26      504       
  SINCE JUN 1   1009                       904    105     1029       
  SINCE JAN 1   1780                      1415    365     1597       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 27 2006..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
JULY 28 2006..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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