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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
439 AM CST THU NOV 2 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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         84    238 PM  91    1934  76      8       62       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  30    1917  53      8       47       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.85 1929   0.13  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.13  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.44                      9.45   1.99     7.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.16                     52.15  -9.99    31.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0     MM       
  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                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       10       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        42    -22       64       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        42    -22       64       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    649                       576     73      786       
  SINCE JAN 1   3142                      2610    532     3117       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  2 2006......SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  3 2006......SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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