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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         93    325 PM  98    1986  91      2       93       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  64    1897  74      2       77       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          5.66 1954   0.19  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.37                      6.27   2.10     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     12.33  -3.09     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     37.34 -11.74    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  508                       497     11      571       
  SINCE JUN 1   1048                       958     90     1096       
  SINCE JAN 1   1819                      1469    350     1664       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2006..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
JULY 31 2006..........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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