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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
504 AM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         90R   223 PM  90    1925  80     10       75       
  MINIMUM         61    441 AM  41    1927  59      2       57       
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1952   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      3.60  -3.19     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      8.11  -7.55     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     18.58 -10.02    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                        37    -35       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       186    -97      199       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1485   -291     1184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                        84    129       78       
  SINCE MAR 1    307                       132    175      116       
  SINCE JAN 1    333                       149    184      192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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