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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         55    140 PM  80    1894  62     -7       70       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  18    1924  42     -6       52       
  AVERAGE         46                        52     -6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1998   0.21  -0.21     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.21  -1.21     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.20                      6.72  -0.52     5.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         1.21  -1.21     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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       19                        14      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        84    -51        4       
  SINCE DEC 1    422                       443    -21      398       
  SINCE JUL 1    624                       666    -42      493       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        17      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY  8 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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