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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 AM CDT THU SEP 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         84    415 PM 100    1933  87     -3       99       
  MINIMUM         61    610 AM  47    1901  68     -7       78       
  AVERAGE         73                        78     -5       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.09 1909   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      3.60  -1.54     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.06                      3.60  -1.54     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.78                     46.30 -13.52    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        8                        12     -4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  318                       288     30      370       
  SINCE SEP 1    318                       288     30      370       
  SINCE JAN 1   2811                      2322    489     2701       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        48      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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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