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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT TUE SEP 26 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         81    152 PM  97    1921  86     -5       90       
  MINIMUM         63   1157 PM  52    1909  66     -3       80       
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1932   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      4.48  -0.48     7.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.00                      4.48  -0.48     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.72                     47.18 -12.46    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        7                        11     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       346     38      460       
  SINCE SEP 1    384                       346     38      460       
  SINCE JAN 1   2877                      2380    497     2791       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
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    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        43      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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