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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
557 AM CDT TUE OCT 3 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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    217 PM  95    1900  84      5       92       
  MINIMUM         69    522 AM  42    1924  63      6       75       
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1921   0.15  -0.15     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.15                      5.60  -1.45     7.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.87                     48.30 -13.43    31.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
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       14                         9      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        18     11       36       
  SINCE SEP 1    454                       416     38      587       
  SINCE JAN 1   2947                      2450    497     2918       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2006.......SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2006.......SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 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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