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CDUS44 KLCH 171040
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
540 AM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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    222 PM 100    1933  88      4       97       
  MINIMUM         75    619 AM  48    1902  69      6       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        79      5       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.63 1942   0.18  -0.18     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.88  -2.13     0.88    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.75                      2.88  -2.13     0.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.47                     45.58 -14.11    24.43    
                                                                     
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                        13      6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       237     26      283       
  SINCE SEP 1    263                       237     26      283       
  SINCE JAN 1   2756                      2271    485     2614       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       100      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2006.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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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