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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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    300 PM 101    1896  91      2       93       
  MINIMUM         77    900 PM  63    1915  74      3       71       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.02 1940   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.88  -0.88     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     13.59  -4.35     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     38.60 -13.00    20.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        90      9       93       
  SINCE JUN 1   1208                      1084    124     1230       
  SINCE JAN 1   1979                      1595    384     1798       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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