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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
510 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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    102 PM  89    1908  76      9       82       
  MINIMUM         65    611 AM  37    1971  55     10       64       
  AVERAGE         75                        66      9       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1994   0.15  -0.15     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.90  -0.89     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      5.41  -5.25     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.16                     15.88  -7.72    11.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       162    -75      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1461   -269     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        16     43       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                        64     89       50       
  SINCE JAN 1    179                        81     98      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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