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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
200 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         93    118 PM  99    1925  89      4       92       
  MINIMUM         69    628 AM  51    1918  71     -2       70       
  AVERAGE         81                        80      1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1974   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.41  -1.41     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      1.41  -1.41     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     44.11 -13.39    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       16                        15      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       124      5      138       
  SINCE SEP 1    129                       124      5      138       
  SINCE JAN 1   2622                      2158    464     2469       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        98      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2006.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2006.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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