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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
727 AM CDT THU APR 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         82    200 PM  89    1954  77      5       81       
  MINIMUM         59    800 AM  37    1918  56      3       53       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1969   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.84  -1.81     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      6.35  -6.17     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     16.82  -8.64    12.07    
                                                                     
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    2                        25    -23       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       174    -85      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1473   -279     1181       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        35     51       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    180                        83     97       71       
  SINCE JAN 1    206                       100    106      147       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     5   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   642 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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