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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         84    316 PM  93    1987  79      5       85       
  MINIMUM         68   1112 AM  41    1953  59      9       66       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          7.84 1979   0.16   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      3.28  -2.87     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      7.79  -7.23     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     18.26  -9.70    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                        35    -33       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       184    -95      199       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1483   -289     1184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                        74    119       66       
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       122    165      104       
  SINCE JAN 1    313                       139    174      180       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2006.........SUNRISE   633 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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