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CDUS44 KLCH 301037
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         96    244 PM 100    1998  90      6       89       
  MINIMUM         78    430 AM  58    1906  72      6       77       
  AVERAGE         87                        81      6       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1970   0.16  -0.16     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.07                      4.64   0.43     3.07    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.31                     17.35  -3.04     9.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.67                     42.36 -11.69    23.35    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  580                       497     83      586       
  SINCE JUN 1   1689                      1491    198     1723       
  SINCE JAN 1   2460                      2002    458     2291       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       104      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        59      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2006........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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