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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
547 AM CDT TUE SEP 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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    430 PM 100    1933  87      1       95       
  MINIMUM         76   1021 AM  47    1903  68      8       78       
  AVERAGE         82                        78      4       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          3.03 1932   0.18   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      3.24  -1.18     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.06                      3.24  -1.18     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.78                     45.94 -13.16    24.44    
                                                                     
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       17                        13      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       263     36      326       
  SINCE SEP 1    299                       263     36      326       
  SINCE JAN 1   2792                      2297    495     2657       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        46      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2006.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2006.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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