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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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         89    306 PM 100    1930  91     -2       96       
  MINIMUM         78    550 AM  66    1924  74      4       79       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1974   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.35                      5.88   2.47     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.22                     11.94  -2.72     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.58                     36.95 -11.37    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  488                       461     27      527       
  SINCE JUN 1   1028                       922    106     1052       
  SINCE JAN 1   1799                      1433    366     1620       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 28 2006..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
JULY 29 2006..........SUNRISE   625 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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