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CDUS44 KLCH 071107
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
604 AM CDT MON AUG 7 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         88    247 AM  99    1926  91     -3       93       
  MINIMUM         74    723 AM  65    1940  74      0       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.53 1904   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.05  -1.05     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     13.76  -4.52     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     38.77 -13.17    20.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       108      7      110       
  SINCE JUN 1   1224                      1102    122     1247       
  SINCE JAN 1   1995                      1613    382     1815       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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