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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
422 PM CST FRI DEC 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         56    354 PM  81    1970  63     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         32    613 AM  15    1989  43    -11       40       
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.56 1912   0.18  -0.18     0.85    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      3.80   0.51     5.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.31                      3.80   0.51     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.44                     60.46 -21.02    80.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1995   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       21                        13      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  331                       241     90      233       
  SINCE DEC 1    331                       241     90      233       
  SINCE JUL 1    533                       464     69      328       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43         9      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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