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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
652 AM CST THU FEB 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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         64    336 PM  84    1957  64      0       70       
  MINIMUM         36    652 AM  12    1895  44     -8       60       
  AVERAGE         50                        54     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1901   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.34   0.97     1.42    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.80                     13.10  -1.30    10.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.60                      7.59  -1.99     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       15                        12      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        98    -30       87       
  SINCE DEC 1    680                       886   -206      765       
  SINCE JUL 1    882                      1109   -227      860       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2006......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2006......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   553 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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