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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
419 AM CST MON FEB 6 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 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         65    345 PM  81    1911  63      2       63       
  MINIMUM         37    708 AM  16    1996  43     -6       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        53     -2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.91 1955   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      0.86   1.43     1.29    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.78                     12.62  -0.84    10.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.58                      7.11  -1.53     5.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1988   0.0    0.0      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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        12      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        62    -28       82       
  SINCE DEC 1    646                       850   -204      760       
  SINCE JUL 1    848                      1073   -225      855       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  6 2006......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   549 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  7 2006......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   550 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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