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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
649 AM CST MON FEB 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 12 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         50    511 PM  81    1952  64    -14       65       
  MINIMUM         31    702 AM  12    1899  44    -13       45       
  AVERAGE         41                        54    -13       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1914   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      1.95   1.56     1.46    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.00                     13.71  -0.71    10.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.20  -1.40     5.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1958   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       24                        11     13       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       142     -8      130       
  SINCE DEC 1    746                       930   -184      808       
  SINCE JUL 1    948                      1153   -205      903       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
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    75          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        81      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45         6      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2006......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 14 2006......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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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