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CDUS44 KLCH 271205
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
704 AM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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    312 PM  97    1931  86     -2       93       
  MINIMUM         59    613 AM  43    1899  66     -7       78       
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.67 1913   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      4.65  -0.65     7.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.00                      4.65  -0.65     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.72                     47.35 -12.63    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       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  391                       357     34      481       
  SINCE SEP 1    391                       357     34      481       
  SINCE JAN 1   2884                      2391    493     2812       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      2005                    
                                             1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2006.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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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