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CDUS44 KLCH 021346 CCA
CLILFT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
847 AM CDT WED AUG 2 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         91    219 PM 102    1986  91      0       95       
  MINIMUM         76    603 AM  65    1923  74      2       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.72 1935   0.18   0.10     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.18   0.10     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.52                     12.89  -3.37     6.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.88                     37.90 -12.02    20.34    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        18      1       20       
  SINCE JUN 1   1128                      1012    116     1157       
  SINCE JAN 1   1899                      1523    376     1725       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     0   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2006........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2006........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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