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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
444 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         95    348 PM 102    1925  91      4       97       
  MINIMUM         76    607 AM  61    1940  73      3       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1956   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      3.23  -2.46     2.81    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.01                     15.94  -5.93     8.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     40.95 -14.58    23.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       347     60      394       
  SINCE JUN 1   1516                      1341    175     1531       
  SINCE JAN 1   2287                      1852    435     2099       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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