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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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    412 PM 100    1951  91      5       94       
  MINIMUM         76    512 AM  60    1931  73      3       75       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1934   0.16  -0.16     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      2.18  -2.13     1.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     14.89  -5.60     7.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.65                     39.90 -14.25    21.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       228     28      251       
  SINCE JUN 1   1365                      1222    143     1388       
  SINCE JAN 1   2136                      1733    403     1956       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
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    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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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 14 2006........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2006........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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