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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT WED SEP 6 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         91    220 PM 100    2000  89      2       93       
  MINIMUM         69    616 AM  56    1952  71     -2       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        80      0       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.41 1973   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.87  -0.87     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.87  -0.87     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     43.57 -12.85    23.57    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        79      0       89       
  SINCE SEP 1     79                        79      0       89       
  SINCE JAN 1   2572                      2113    459     2420       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
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    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       101      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2006.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2006.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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