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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
620 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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    202 PM  92    1987  79     10       85       
  MINIMUM         68    524 AM  41    1953  58     10       59       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.51 1977   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      3.12  -3.09     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      7.63  -7.45     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.18                     18.10  -9.92    12.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                        34    -32       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       183    -94      199       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1482   -288     1184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                        69    113       55       
  SINCE MAR 1    276                       117    159       93       
  SINCE JAN 1    302                       134    168      169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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