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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
438 AM CST WED FEB 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         67    334 PM  83    1957  62      5       52       
  MINIMUM         39    716 AM  22    1936  43     -4       46       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 2005   0.18  -0.18     1.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      6.25  -2.96     4.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.49                     11.76  -2.27     9.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.29                      6.25  -2.96     4.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1951   0.1   -0.1     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       429   -206      284       
  SINCE DEC 1    612                       788   -176      678       
  SINCE JUL 1    814                      1011   -197      773       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
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    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        19      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2006......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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