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CDUS44 KLCH 011035
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT FRI SEP 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         89    416 PM 103    2000  90     -1       96       
  MINIMUM         70    605 AM  62    1915  72     -2       76       
  AVERAGE         80                        81     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1899   0.17  -0.17     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      4.98   0.14     3.27    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.36                     17.69  -3.33     9.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     42.70 -11.98    23.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  613                       529     84      626       
  SINCE JUN 1   1722                      1523    199     1763       
  SINCE JAN 1   2493                      2034    459     2331       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       101      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2006.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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