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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST MON DEC 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         64    348 PM  79    1942  63      1       37       
  MINIMUM         43   1155 PM  12    1983  43      0       28       
  AVERAGE         54                        53      1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.43 1926   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.20                      4.36   1.84     5.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.20                      4.36   1.84     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.33                     61.02 -19.69    80.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   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       11                        13     -2       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       280     85      330       
  SINCE DEC 1    365                       280     85      330       
  SINCE JUL 1    567                       503     64      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
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    71          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        79      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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