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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
435 AM CST FRI NOV 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         59    405 PM  90    1913  71    -12       59       
  MINIMUM         44   1132 PM  21    1916  50     -6       42       
  AVERAGE         52                        61     -9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.53 1927   0.16  -0.16     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.36  -0.64     0.94    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.13                     11.68   1.45     8.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.85                     54.38 -10.53    32.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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       13                         6      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        76     -9       33       
  SINCE SEP 1     87                       115    -28       87       
  SINCE JUL 1     87                       115    -28       87       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        25      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2006......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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