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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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    106 PM  98    1893  88      2       97       
  MINIMUM         69    621 AM  48    1902  69      0       75       
  AVERAGE         80                        79      1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1922   0.18  -0.18     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.70  -1.95     0.26    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.75                      2.70  -1.95     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.47                     45.40 -13.93    23.81    
                                                                     
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       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       224     20      261       
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       224     20      261       
  SINCE JAN 1   2737                      2258    479     2592       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       100      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        48      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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