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CDUS44 KLCH 231040
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
538 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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    205 PM 101    1921  91      3       95       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  60    1956  73      3       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.29 1964   0.15  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      3.53  -2.73     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.04                     16.24  -6.20     8.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.40                     41.25 -14.85    23.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  448                       381     67      434       
  SINCE JUN 1   1557                      1375    182     1571       
  SINCE JAN 1   2328                      1886    442     2139       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        59      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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