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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
818 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 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         52    250 PM  81    1932  64    -12       65       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  25    1973  44     -6       39       
  AVERAGE         45                        54     -9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.52 1905   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      1.80   1.71     1.46    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.00                     13.56  -0.56    10.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.05  -1.25     5.71    
                                                                     
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       20                        11      9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       131    -21      120       
  SINCE DEC 1    722                       919   -197      798       
  SINCE JUL 1    924                      1142   -218      893       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        12      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2006......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 13 2006......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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