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CDUS44 KLCH 221034
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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    327 PM 103    1925  91      4       93       
  MINIMUM         77    557 AM  61    1940  73      4       76       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 1965   0.15  -0.15     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      3.38  -2.61     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.01                     16.09  -6.08     8.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     41.10 -14.73    23.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  428                       364     64      414       
  SINCE JUN 1   1537                      1358    179     1551       
  SINCE JAN 1   2308                      1869    439     2119       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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