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CDUS44 KLCH 251025
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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   1143 AM  97    1912  86      0       86       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  47    1897  67      3       76       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          3.30 2005   0.17   0.36     3.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      4.31  -0.31     7.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.00                      4.31  -0.31     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.72                     47.01 -12.29    30.70    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  377                       335     42      440       
  SINCE SEP 1    377                       335     42      440       
  SINCE JAN 1   2870                      2369    501     2771       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2006.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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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