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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         64    426 PM  79    2005  62      2       79       
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  19    1911  42      8       66       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.59 1998   0.20  -0.20     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.00  -1.00     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.20                      6.51  -0.31     5.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         1.00  -1.00     0.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   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        8                        14     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        70    -56        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    403                       429    -26      394       
  SINCE JUL 1    605                       652    -47      489       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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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