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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
414 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         75    222 PM  87    1916  61     14       73       
  MINIMUM         60    716 AM  16    1985  42     18       54       
  AVERAGE         68                        52     16       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          9.99 1993   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      4.13  -2.17     1.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.16                      9.64  -1.48     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.96                      4.13  -2.17     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       280   -133      149       
  SINCE DEC 1    536                       639   -103      543       
  SINCE JUL 1    738                       862   -124      638       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        13      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2006.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2006.......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   536 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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