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CDUS44 KLCH 121314
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
813 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         95    400 PM 101    1925  91      4       96       
  MINIMUM         76    500 AM  58    1923  74      2       75       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.75 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.86  -1.81     1.15    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.57  -5.28     7.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.65                     39.58 -13.93    21.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       194     22      210       
  SINCE JUN 1   1325                      1188    137     1347       
  SINCE JAN 1   2096                      1699    397     1915       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        59      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2006........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2006........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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