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CDUS44 KLCH 251905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
204 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         91   1039 AM 103    1924  91      0       96       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  60    1897  73      3       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.40          2.56 1970   0.16   1.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.20                      3.84  -1.64     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.44                     16.55  -5.11     8.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.80                     41.56 -13.76    23.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  486                       415     71      478       
  SINCE JUN 1   1595                      1409    186     1615       
  SINCE JAN 1   2366                      1920    446     2183       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        62      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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