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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
423 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         69    306 PM  81    1952  61      8       65       
  MINIMUM         46    617 AM  14    1940  42      4       32       
  AVERAGE         58                        52      6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.03 1974   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      3.93  -1.97     1.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.16                      9.44  -1.28     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.96                      3.93  -1.97     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1978   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        7                        14     -7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       266   -119      148       
  SINCE DEC 1    536                       625    -89      542       
  SINCE JUL 1    738                       848   -110      637       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2006.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2006.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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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