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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
822 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         95    219 PM 100    1899  91      4       91       
  MINIMUM         76    606 AM  65    1923  74      2       76       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.60 1940   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.54  -0.54     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     13.25  -4.01     6.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     38.26 -12.66    20.34    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        54      4       58       
  SINCE JUN 1   1167                      1048    119     1195       
  SINCE JAN 1   1938                      1559    379     1763       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    99          9999 MM                                     
 LOWEST     99                                                       
 AVERAGE    99                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2006........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2006........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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