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CDUS44 KLCH 151037
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         90    352 PM 100    1912  88      2       94       
  MINIMUM         69    629 AM  46    1902  70     -1       74       
  AVERAGE         80                        79      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1941   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.52  -1.77     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.75                      2.52  -1.77     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.47                     45.22 -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       15                        14      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       210     19      240       
  SINCE SEP 1    229                       210     19      240       
  SINCE JAN 1   2722                      2244    478     2571       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
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    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        48      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2006.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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