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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
544 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         93R   111 PM  91    1925  78     15       80       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  41    1928  58     13       55       
  AVERAGE         82                        68     14       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.58 1918   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      2.64  -2.61     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      7.15  -6.97     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     17.62  -9.44    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        31    -29       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       180    -91      199       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1479   -285     1184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         4     13        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                        55     85       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    234                       103    131       80       
  SINCE JAN 1    260                       120    140      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        36      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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