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CDUS44 KLCH 121034
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT TUE SEP 12 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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         88    250 PM  98    1893  89     -1       92       
  MINIMUM         74    414 AM  52    1918  70      4       69       
  AVERAGE         81                        80      1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.10 1998   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      1.95  -1.77     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.18                      1.95  -1.77     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.90                     44.65 -13.75    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                        14      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       168      9      188       
  SINCE SEP 1    177                       168      9      188       
  SINCE JAN 1   2670                      2202    468     2519       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        50      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2006.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2006.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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