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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         74    300 PM  93    1919  78     -4       64       
  MINIMUM         47    636 AM  31    1917  55     -8       45       
  AVERAGE         61                        67     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.70                      3.12   1.58     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.85                      8.42   0.43     7.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.57                     51.12 -11.55    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        4                         2      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        20     -5       10       
  SINCE SEP 1     15                        20     -5       10       
  SINCE JUL 1     15                        20     -5       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       152      2      233       
  SINCE SEP 1    579                       550     29      784       
  SINCE JAN 1   3072                      2584    488     3115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2006.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 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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