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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
725 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         83    113 PM  93    1987  81      2       84       
  MINIMUM         60    448 AM  39    1928  61     -1       57       
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.46 1972   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.73                      4.40  -0.67     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.88                      8.91  -5.03     2.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.88                     19.38  -7.50    12.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   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                        42    -40       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       191   -102      203       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1490   -296     1188       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       113    144       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    351                       161    190      130       
  SINCE JAN 1    377                       178    199      206       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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