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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
641 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         73   1124 AM  82    1971  65      8       46       
  MINIMUM         51    210 AM  22    1917  44      7       33       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.33R         1.15 1967   0.17   2.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.95                      2.38   1.57     4.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.95                      2.38   1.57     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.08                     59.04 -19.96    79.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1997   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        3                        11     -8       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       144     34      122       
  SINCE DEC 1    178                       144     34      122       
  SINCE JUL 1    380                       367     13      217       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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