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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
801 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         86    436 PM  92    1955  81      5       85       
  MINIMUM         68    546 AM  44    1916  61      7       64       
  AVERAGE         77                        71      6       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.57          4.36 1960   0.16   3.41     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.30                      4.56   2.74     1.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.45                      9.07  -1.62     2.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.45                     19.54  -4.09    12.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   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                        43    -41       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                       192   -103      203       
  SINCE JUL 1   1194                      1491   -297     1188       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         7      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       120    149      102       
  SINCE MAR 1    363                       168    195      140       
  SINCE JAN 1    389                       185    204      216       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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