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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
435 AM CST FRI NOV 3 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 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         65    232 PM  91    1927  75    -10       74       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  30    1966  53     -7       45       
  AVERAGE         56                        64     -8       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.24 1995   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.27  -0.24     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.44                      9.59   1.85     7.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.16                     52.29 -10.13    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        9                         4      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        46    -17       69       
  SINCE JUL 1     29                        46    -17       69       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         6      2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    649                       579     70      786       
  SINCE JAN 1   3142                      2613    529     3117       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        26      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2006......SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2006......SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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