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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
437 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         58    438 PM  84    1894  67     -9       62       
  MINIMUM         42    705 AM  25    1960  46     -4       42       
  AVERAGE         50                        57     -7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1984   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.34  -0.25     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.34  -0.25     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.22                     57.00 -21.78    75.35    
                                                                     
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 DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         9      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        18      2       32       
  SINCE DEC 1     20                        18      2       32       
  SINCE JUL 1    222                       241    -19      127       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   649 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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