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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
430 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    359 PM  85    1957  63     -1       53       
  MINIMUM         43    645 AM  18    1996  43      0       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.12 1992   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      0.69   1.60     1.29    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.78                     12.45  -0.67    10.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.58                      6.94  -1.36     5.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        12      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        50    -30       68       
  SINCE DEC 1    632                       838   -206      746       
  SINCE JUL 1    834                      1061   -227      841       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        16      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  4 2006......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  5 2006......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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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