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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
421 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         53    508 AM  84    1922  66    -13       73       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  26    1927  45     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          2.85 1921   0.17   0.05     0.56    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.36   0.26     1.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.36   0.26     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.75                     58.02 -21.27    76.55    
                                                                     
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       19                        10      9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        78     20       61       
  SINCE DEC 1     98                        78     20       61       
  SINCE JUL 1    300                       301     -1      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        16      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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