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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
523 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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    139 PM  99    1986  91      3       94       
  MINIMUM         75    606 AM  65    1897  74      1       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.22 1908   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.37                      6.46   1.91     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     12.52  -3.28     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     37.53 -11.93    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  549                       515     34      591       
  SINCE JUN 1   1089                       976    113     1116       
  SINCE JAN 1   1860                      1487    373     1684       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2006..........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2006........SUNRISE   627 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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