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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
513 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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    226 PM 100    1896  91      3       93       
  MINIMUM         77    629 AM  65    1943  73      4       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          3.80 1897   0.15  -0.04     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      3.08  -2.31     2.81    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.01                     15.79  -5.78     8.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     40.80 -14.43    23.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  386                       330     56      372       
  SINCE JUN 1   1495                      1324    171     1509       
  SINCE JAN 1   2266                      1835    431     2077       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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