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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         54    133 PM  80    1948  64    -10       74       
  MINIMUM         37   1142 PM  16    1901  43     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.15 1912   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      3.62   0.69     4.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.31                      3.62   0.69     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.44                     60.28 -20.84    79.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   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       19                        12      7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       228     82      225       
  SINCE DEC 1    310                       228     82      225       
  SINCE JUL 1    512                       451     61      320       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        15      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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