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CDUS44 KLCH 241204
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
704 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         93    253 PM 101    1921  91      2       97       
  MINIMUM         74    613 AM  59    1956  73      1       78       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1922   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      3.68  -2.88     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.04                     16.39  -6.35     8.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.40                     41.40 -15.00    23.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  467                       398     69      457       
  SINCE JUN 1   1576                      1392    184     1594       
  SINCE JAN 1   2347                      1903    444     2162       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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