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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT SAT SEP 30 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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    337 PM  95    1953  85     -4       90       
  MINIMUM         57    631 AM  42    1896  65     -8       70       
  AVERAGE         69                        75     -6       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1898   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.03                      5.14  -1.11     7.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.03                      5.14  -1.11     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.75                     47.84 -13.09    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        4                        10     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  413                       388     25      538       
  SINCE SEP 1    413                       388     25      538       
  SINCE JAN 1   2906                      2422    484     2869       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        97      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2006.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2006.......SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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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