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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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   126 PM  90    1955  80     10       72       
  MINIMUM         65    457 AM  42    1910  59      6       51       
  AVERAGE         78                        70      8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.07 1905   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      3.76  -3.35     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      8.27  -7.71     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     18.74 -10.18    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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        38    -36       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       187    -98      202       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1486   -292     1187       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                        89    137       78       
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       137    183      116       
  SINCE JAN 1    346                       154    192      192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2006.........SUNRISE   630 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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