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CDUS44 KLCH 081136
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
635 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         94    302 PM 100    1896  91      3       97       
  MINIMUM         75    536 AM  61    1923  74      1       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.06 1940   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.22  -1.22     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.24                     13.93  -4.69     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.60                     38.94 -13.34    20.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       126      9      131       
  SINCE JUN 1   1244                      1120    124     1268       
  SINCE JAN 1   2015                      1631    384     1836       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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