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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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    151 PM 103    1899  91      2       96       
  MINIMUM         76    543 AM  67    1914  74      2       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.28 1960   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.37                      6.65   1.72     3.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     12.71  -3.47     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     37.72 -12.12    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  569                       533     36      612       
  SINCE JUN 1   1109                       994    115     1137       
  SINCE JAN 1   1880                      1505    375     1705       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2006........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2006........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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