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CDUS44 KLCH 131043
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT WED SEP 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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    151 PM  99    1912  88      4       93       
  MINIMUM         76   1002 PM  50    1940  70      6       68       
  AVERAGE         84                        79      5       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          1.96 1973   0.19   0.38     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.14  -1.39     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.75                      2.14  -1.39     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.47                     44.84 -13.37    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       19                        14      5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       182     14      204       
  SINCE SEP 1    196                       182     14      204       
  SINCE JAN 1   2689                      2216    473     2535       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        48      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2006.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2006.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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