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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST THU JAN 12 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         65    412 PM  79    1907  61      4       78       
  MINIMUM         36    708 AM  10    1982  42     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1931   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      2.26  -2.23     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.23                      7.77  -1.54     5.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      2.26  -2.23     0.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.5  1973   0.0   MM        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       14                        14      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       154    -80       23       
  SINCE DEC 1    463                       513    -50      417       
  SINCE JUL 1    665                       736    -71      512       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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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