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CDUS44 KLCH 161038
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         98    412 PM 101    1951  91      7       95       
  MINIMUM         79    624 AM  58    2004  73      6       75       
  AVERAGE         89                        82      7       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.18 1949   0.15  -0.15     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      2.48  -2.43     1.87    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.29                     15.19  -5.90     7.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.65                     40.20 -14.55    22.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       262     40      291       
  SINCE JUN 1   1411                      1256    155     1428       
  SINCE JAN 1   2182                      1767    415     1996       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      2004                    
                                             1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2006........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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