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CDUS44 KLCH 181041
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
540 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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    226 PM  99    2000  91      5       95       
  MINIMUM         75    526 AM  63    1992  73      2       76       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 2002   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      2.78  -2.12     1.87    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.90                     15.49  -5.59     7.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.26                     40.50 -14.24    22.15    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  345                       296     49      331       
  SINCE JUN 1   1454                      1290    164     1468       
  SINCE JAN 1   2225                      1801    424     2036       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        66      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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