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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         79   1159 PM  99    1921  87     -8       97       
  MINIMUM         60    544 AM  48    1899  68     -8       74       
  AVERAGE         70                        78     -8       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.96 2001   0.18   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      3.78  -1.42     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.36                      3.78  -1.42     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.08                     46.48 -13.40    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        5                        12     -7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       300     23      391       
  SINCE SEP 1    323                       300     23      391       
  SINCE JAN 1   2816                      2334    482     2722       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        97      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        45      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2006.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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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