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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
652 AM CDT FRI AUG 11 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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    300 PM 101    1962  91      3       94       
  MINIMUM         74    700 AM  62    1989  74      0       72       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.99 1988   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.70  -1.65     1.15    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.41  -5.12     7.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.65                     39.42 -13.77    21.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       177     18      189       
  SINCE JUN 1   1304                      1171    133     1326       
  SINCE JAN 1   2075                      1682    393     1894       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        58      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2006........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2006........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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