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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
541 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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        100    220 PM 101    1951  91      9       94       
  MINIMUM         74   1157 PM  61    2004  73      1       73       
                                      1929                          
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.61          2.49 1945   0.15   0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      2.63  -1.97     1.87    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.90                     15.34  -5.44     7.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.26                     40.35 -14.09    22.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  324                       279     45      310       
  SINCE JUN 1   1433                      1273    160     1447       
  SINCE JAN 1   2204                      1784    420     2015       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        63      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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