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CDUS44 KLCH 271205
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
705 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         85    435 PM 101    1902  91     -6       97       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  60    1917  73      2       78       
  AVERAGE         80                        82     -2       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          5.01 1967   0.16   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      4.16  -0.81     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.59                     16.87  -4.28     8.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.95                     41.88 -12.93    23.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        17     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  520                       449     71      523       
  SINCE JUN 1   1629                      1443    186     1660       
  SINCE JAN 1   2400                      1954    446     2228       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2006........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2006........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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