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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
513 AM CDT SAT APR 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         86   1242 PM  93    1910  76     10       72       
  MINIMUM         72    644 AM  35    1971  56     16       57       
  AVERAGE         79                        66     13       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.83 1942   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.05  -1.04     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      5.56  -5.40     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.16                     16.03  -7.87    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                        15    -15       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       164    -77      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1463   -271     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         3     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        19     54       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    167                        67    100       50       
  SINCE JAN 1    193                        84    109      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        33      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   648 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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