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CDUS44 KLCH 101233
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
633 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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         77    254 PM  81    1957  61     16       67       
  MINIMUM         56    601 AM  21    1962  42     14       45       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1984   0.21  -0.21      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.84  -1.83     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.21                      7.35  -1.14     5.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      1.84  -1.83     0.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1962   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        0                        14    -14        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                       126    -73       23       
  SINCE DEC 1    442                       485    -43      417       
  SINCE JUL 1    644                       708    -64      512       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        79      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY 11 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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