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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
650 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         66    235 PM  81    1894  62      4       76       
  MINIMUM         33    603 AM  17    1924  42     -9       52       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.62 1993   0.21  -0.21     0.60    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.42  -1.42     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.20                      6.93  -0.73     5.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         1.42  -1.42     0.68    
                                                                     
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       15                        14      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        98    -50        5       
  SINCE DEC 1    437                       457    -20      399       
  SINCE JUL 1    639                       680    -41      494       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
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    83          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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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