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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
631 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         57    359 PM  81    1952  62     -5       76       
  MINIMUM         39    720 AM  18    1940  42     -3       58       
  AVERAGE         48                        52     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.23 1913   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.69                      5.32  -2.63     1.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.89                     10.83  -1.94     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.69                      5.32  -2.63     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1994   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       17                        14      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       364   -166      218       
  SINCE DEC 1    587                       723   -136      612       
  SINCE JUL 1    789                       946   -157      707       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
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    64           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2006.......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2006.......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   541 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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