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CDUS44 KLCH 051016
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
514 AM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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    400 PM  99    1951  91      4       92       
  MINIMUM         77    600 AM  66    1920  74      3       74       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1917   0.17  -0.17     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.71  -0.71     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     13.42  -4.18     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     38.43 -12.83    20.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        72      7       76       
  SINCE JUN 1   1188                      1066    122     1213       
  SINCE JAN 1   1959                      1577    382     1781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2006........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2006........SUNRISE   630 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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