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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT SAT SEP 2 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         90    356 PM 101    2000  90      0       94       
  MINIMUM         71    632 AM  57    1915  72     -1       74       
  AVERAGE         81                        81      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.09 1952   0.17  -0.17     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     42.87 -12.15    23.57    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        16      0       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        16      0       19       
  SINCE JAN 1   2509                      2050    459     2350       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       102      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2006.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2006.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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