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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
522 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         94   1233 PM  99    1896  91      3       94       
  MINIMUM         75    606 AM  66    1992  73      2       77       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 2002   0.15  -0.15     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      2.93  -2.27     2.20    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.90                     15.64  -5.74     8.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.26                     40.65 -14.39    22.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       313     52      352       
  SINCE JUN 1   1474                      1307    167     1489       
  SINCE JAN 1   2245                      1818    427     2057       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        65      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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