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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
426 AM CST WED FEB 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         59    316 PM  87    1957  63     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         39    719 AM  18    1895  44     -5       60       
  AVERAGE         49                        54     -5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 1905   0.16  -0.16     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.18   1.13     1.42    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.80                     12.94  -1.14    10.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.60                      7.43  -1.83     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  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       16                        12      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        86    -33       87       
  SINCE DEC 1    665                       874   -209      765       
  SINCE JUL 1    867                      1097   -230      860       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        12      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2006......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2006......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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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