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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         86    416 PM  99    1912  87     -1       95       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  46    1901  68     -2       74       
  AVERAGE         76                        78     -2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1918   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      3.42  -1.36     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.06                      3.42  -1.36     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.78                     46.12 -13.34    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       11                        13     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       276     34      346       
  SINCE SEP 1    310                       276     34      346       
  SINCE JAN 1   2803                      2310    493     2677       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        47      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2006.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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