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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         89    243 PM  97    1928  85      4       89       
  MINIMUM         65    450 AM  45    1967  64      1       66       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          4.10 1898   0.16  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.15                      5.30  -1.15     7.15    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.15                      5.30  -1.15     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.87                     48.00 -13.13    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       12                        10      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  425                       398     27      551       
  SINCE SEP 1    425                       398     27      551       
  SINCE JAN 1   2918                      2432    486     2882       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        96      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        39      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2006.......SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2006.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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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