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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
651 AM CDT FRI SEP 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         92    355 PM 100    1925  89      3       93       
  MINIMUM         68    611 AM  51    1918  71     -3       70       
  AVERAGE         80                        80      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1893   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.23  -1.23     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      1.23  -1.23     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     43.93 -13.21    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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       109      4      122       
  SINCE SEP 1    113                       109      4      122       
  SINCE JAN 1   2606                      2143    463     2453       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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    79          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        99      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        51      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2006.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2006.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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