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CDUS44 KLCH 291035
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         88    219 PM  96    1933  85      3       93       
  MINIMUM         62    450 AM  41    1896  65     -3       75       
  AVERAGE         75                        75      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          3.66 1976   0.16  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.03                      4.98  -0.95     7.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.03                      4.98  -0.95     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.75                     47.68 -12.93    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       10                        10      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  409                       378     31      523       
  SINCE SEP 1    409                       378     31      523       
  SINCE JAN 1   2902                      2412    490     2854       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2006.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2006.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 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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