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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST WED JAN 4 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    348 PM  79    1989  62     13       78       
  MINIMUM         49    741 AM  19    1928  42      7       64       
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 1926   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.60  -0.60      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      6.20                      6.11   0.09     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.60  -0.60      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        14    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        42    -39        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    392                       401     -9      394       
  SINCE JUL 1    594                       624    -30      489       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
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    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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