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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
702 AM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         96    400 PM 101    1962  91      5       96       
  MINIMUM         75    800 PM  60    1989  74      1       74       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.06 1988   0.16  -0.12     1.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.54  -1.49     1.15    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.25  -4.96     7.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.65                     39.26 -13.61    21.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       160     16      171       
  SINCE JUN 1   1285                      1154    131     1308       
  SINCE JAN 1   2056                      1665    391     1876       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2006........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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