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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         48    402 PM  83    1894  66    -18       76       
  MINIMUM         35    822 AM  16    1917  45    -10       62       
  AVERAGE         42                        56    -14       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.95 2004   0.17  -0.17     2.95    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.53   0.09     4.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.53   0.09     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.75                     58.19 -21.44    79.50    
                                                                     
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       23                        11     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        89     32       61       
  SINCE DEC 1    121                        89     32       61       
  SINCE JUL 1    323                       312     11      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        17      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 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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