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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
416 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         57    325 PM  82    1939  65     -8       68       
  MINIMUM         36    304 AM  17    1917  45     -9       53       
  AVERAGE         47                        55     -8       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.63 1936   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.70  -0.08     4.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.70  -0.08     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.75                     58.36 -21.61    79.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       18                        11      7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       100     39       65       
  SINCE DEC 1    139                       100     39       65       
  SINCE JUL 1    341                       323     18      160       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        84      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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