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CDUS44 KLCH 131134
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
632 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         91   1000 AM 100    1962  91      0       95       
  MINIMUM         77    800 PM  59    1931  73      4       77       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1945   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      2.02  -1.97     1.15    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.73  -5.44     7.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.65                     39.74 -14.09    21.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       211     24      231       
  SINCE JUN 1   1344                      1205    139     1368       
  SINCE JAN 1   2115                      1716    399     1936       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
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    74           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2006........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2006........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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