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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
635 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74   1205 PM  84    1922  67      7       53       
  MINIMUM         45    302 AM  24    1911  46     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.29 1955   0.17  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.17  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.17  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.22                     56.83 -21.61    75.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         9     -4       19       
  SINCE DEC 1      5                         9     -4       19       
  SINCE JUL 1    207                       232    -25      114       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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