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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
809 AM CDT WED AUG 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         96        MM 103    1962  91      5       95        
  MINIMUM         74        MM  64    1923  74      0       75        
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01         19.63 1940   0.16  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.38  -1.37     0.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.25                     14.09  -4.84     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.61                     39.10 -13.49    20.37    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       143     12      151       
  SINCE JUN 1   1264                      1137    127     1288       
  SINCE JAN 1   2035                      1648    387     1856       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        60      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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